water cooler

Polish translation: przerwa na kawę

12:21 Jul 28, 2020
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / marketing
English term or phrase: water cooler
Kontekst:
Face-to-face team meetings, right from your laptop, mobile phone, or tablet. The proverbial water cooler just went global.
Biurobob
Local time: 13:58
Polish translation:przerwa na kawę
Explanation:
Skoro to ma być "proverbial". Nie wiem, co się teraz mawia w korporacjach, ale "przerwa na wodę" jakoś mi nie brzmi.
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allp
Poland
Local time: 13:58
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Dziękuję.
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Summary of answers provided
5dystrybutor z wodą, pitnik
Mateusz Izdebski
2przerwa na kawę
allp
2wodopój, biurowy ekspres
geopiet


  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dystrybutor z wodą, pitnik


Explanation:
Miejsce w biurze przy dystrybutorze z wodą, pitniku, często pełniące forum wymiany myśli i plotek podczas przerwy

Example sentence(s):
  • Let's discuss that with Russ at the watercooler.
Mateusz Izdebski
Local time: 13:58
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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przerwa na kawę


Explanation:
Skoro to ma być "proverbial". Nie wiem, co się teraz mawia w korporacjach, ale "przerwa na wodę" jakoś mi nie brzmi.

allp
Poland
Local time: 13:58
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Dziękuję.
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wodopój, biurowy ekspres


Explanation:
nieformalny „mityng” przy biurowym wodopoju/ekspresie do kawy/biurowej herbatce

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 16
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