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to tak jak być w Rzymie i nie widzieć papieża

English translation: it\'s like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope

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Polish term or phrase:to tak jak być w Rzymie i nie widzieć papieża
English translation:it\'s like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope
Entered by: Revandell

12:34 May 22, 2013
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Polish term or phrase: to tak jak być w Rzymie i nie widzieć papieża
Potrzebuję idiomu, który będzie odpowiednikiem powyższego. Tłumaczenie dosłowne chyba raczej nie podziała z tego co patrzyłem, a nie znam podobnego idiomu. Zdanie jest takie:

"Nie być w zespole XXX lub YYY, to tak jak być w Rzymie i nie widzieć papieża."
Revandell
Local time: 18:33
going to Rome and not seeing the Pope
Explanation:
Lub: without seeing the Pope

Ew. being in Rome and/without

Mnóstwo przykładów w Internecie.
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Maciek Drobka
Poland
Local time: 18:33
Grading comment
Dzięki!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3going to Rome and not seeing the Pope
Maciek Drobka
3 +3like going to Egypt and not seeing the pyramids
geopiet


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
going to Rome and not seeing the Pope


Explanation:
Lub: without seeing the Pope

Ew. being in Rome and/without

Mnóstwo przykładów w Internecie.

Maciek Drobka
Poland
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Dzięki!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ewa Nowicka
5 mins
  -> dziękuję
agree  George BuLah (X): na to też lepiej się zgodzić... :))
3 hrs
  -> dziękuję :)
agree  Polangmar: Dosłowne tłumaczenie pasuje tak samo jak i mniej dosłowne.
2 days 10 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
like going to Egypt and not seeing the pyramids


Explanation:
like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower

like going to NYC and not seeing the Empire State Building/Statue of Liberty

like going to China and not seeing The Great Wall

like going to London and not seeing the Tower

można to mnożyć ...

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 93

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Izydor --: dlaczego nie? choć coraz tam brudniej i mało atrakcyjnie :-)
13 hrs
agree  Polangmar: like going to Nepal and not seeing the Himalayas, like going to Panama and not seeing the Canal etc.
1 day 22 hrs
agree  George BuLah (X): like going to Wąchock and not seeing the sołtys
4 days
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