Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
dać wędkę a nie rybę
English translation:
to give a (fishing) pole, not a fish
Added to glossary by
Ewa Czajkowska
Sep 13, 2010 18:36
13 yrs ago
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Polish term
Poland
Law, finance, medical, marketing
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
dać wędkę a nie rybę
Polish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
powiedzenie polskie
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | to give a (fishing) pole, not a fish |
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
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| 2 +1 | Teach a man to fish |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
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to give a (fishing) pole, not a fish
""I believe in giving a man a pole, not a fish," Purefoy said."
http://actionaidusa.org/what/food_rights/james_purefoy/
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Note added at 14 min (2010-09-13 18:50:32 GMT)
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"Remember, give the man a fishing pole, not a fish."
http://tinyurl.com/346l76v
"Our goal," Kletti adds, "is to give our owners a fishing pole, not a fish."
http://tinyurl.com/35bn85n
"They’re based solidly in the give-the-fisherman-a-fishing-pole-not-a-fish philosophy..."
http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11276/
"As the old saying goes, "Give the fishermen a pole, not a fish"; give the rural poor access to productive resources, not hand-outs. "
http://tinyurl.com/36hpzds
http://actionaidusa.org/what/food_rights/james_purefoy/
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Note added at 14 min (2010-09-13 18:50:32 GMT)
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"Remember, give the man a fishing pole, not a fish."
http://tinyurl.com/346l76v
"Our goal," Kletti adds, "is to give our owners a fishing pole, not a fish."
http://tinyurl.com/35bn85n
"They’re based solidly in the give-the-fisherman-a-fishing-pole-not-a-fish philosophy..."
http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11276/
"As the old saying goes, "Give the fishermen a pole, not a fish"; give the rural poor access to productive resources, not hand-outs. "
http://tinyurl.com/36hpzds
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Teach a man to fish
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown
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