Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
dogadać się ponad naszymi głowami
English translation:
work it out over our heads, reach an agreement
Added to glossary by
Piotr Łazorko
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Polish term
Poland
A truly professional enthusiast.
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: English to Polish
dogadać się ponad naszymi głowami
Polish to English
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
finanse
"Czy Niemcy i Rosja mogą dogadać się ponad naszymi głowami?
Pytanie o to, czy Niemcy i Rosja mogą dogadać się ponad naszymi głowami w istocie nie ma sensu, ponieważ te dwa kraje cały czas to robią. Nie chodzi tu o jakąś szczególną miłość Niemców do rosyjskiej kultury, ani podziw Rosjan dla niemieckiej techniki – liczą się interesy rozumiane w sposób do bólu pragmatyczny. Oba kraje mają to, czego potrzebują nawzajem w ilościach adekwatnych do swoich zapotrzebowani – wymiana jest korzystna dla obu stron, dlaczego więc mieliby jej nie prowadzić lub z niej zrezygnować?
https://obserwatorpolityczny.pl/niemcy-rosja-moga-dogadac-si..."
Pytanie o to, czy Niemcy i Rosja mogą dogadać się ponad naszymi głowami w istocie nie ma sensu, ponieważ te dwa kraje cały czas to robią. Nie chodzi tu o jakąś szczególną miłość Niemców do rosyjskiej kultury, ani podziw Rosjan dla niemieckiej techniki – liczą się interesy rozumiane w sposób do bólu pragmatyczny. Oba kraje mają to, czego potrzebują nawzajem w ilościach adekwatnych do swoich zapotrzebowani – wymiana jest korzystna dla obu stron, dlaczego więc mieliby jej nie prowadzić lub z niej zrezygnować?
https://obserwatorpolityczny.pl/niemcy-rosja-moga-dogadac-si..."
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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38 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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413
Selected
work it out over our heads, reach an agreement
Two options
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Germany wants European rival to US-backed SWIFT payment ...
https://www.businessinsider.com › germany-wants-european-rival-to-us-ba...
Aug 22, 2018 - 'Europe should not allow the US to act over our heads': Germany is challenging the US's financial monopoly as the Iran row deepens.
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Khrushchev: The Man and His Era
- Page 419 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
William Taubman - 2004 - Biography & Autobiography
Everyone will assume that the two Great Powers—Russia and U.S.A.—are going to fix up a deal over our heads and behind our backs.”73 Eisenhower offered to ...
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Brexit: Plan to cancel commons recess branded ... - MSN.com
https://www.msn.com › en-us › news › brexit › brexit-plan-to-cancel-comm...
Jan 31, 2019 - Kirsty Blackman, the SNP's Treasury spokeswoman, said: “The UK government have dithered and pulled votes and held no deal over our heads.
Europe | Gibraltarians delighted as talks falter - BBC NEWS
news.bbc.co.uk › europe
May 21, 2002 - We have been trying to tell the British Government that it is no use them making a deal over our heads, because sovereignty here is just not ...
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Definition
to work it out: to figure it out, to resolve it, to understand it; to come to an agreement
idiom
Let's try to work it out. Let's try to come to an agreement; let's try to find a solution
We didn't manage to work out a deal with McGillicutty's Soap Warehouse. We couldn't come to an agreement.
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Germany wants European rival to US-backed SWIFT payment ...
https://www.businessinsider.com › germany-wants-european-rival-to-us-ba...
Aug 22, 2018 - 'Europe should not allow the US to act over our heads': Germany is challenging the US's financial monopoly as the Iran row deepens.
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Note added at 59 mins (2019-09-25 18:04:08 GMT)
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Khrushchev: The Man and His Era
- Page 419 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
William Taubman - 2004 - Biography & Autobiography
Everyone will assume that the two Great Powers—Russia and U.S.A.—are going to fix up a deal over our heads and behind our backs.”73 Eisenhower offered to ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-25 18:05:16 GMT)
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Brexit: Plan to cancel commons recess branded ... - MSN.com
https://www.msn.com › en-us › news › brexit › brexit-plan-to-cancel-comm...
Jan 31, 2019 - Kirsty Blackman, the SNP's Treasury spokeswoman, said: “The UK government have dithered and pulled votes and held no deal over our heads.
Europe | Gibraltarians delighted as talks falter - BBC NEWS
news.bbc.co.uk › europe
May 21, 2002 - We have been trying to tell the British Government that it is no use them making a deal over our heads, because sovereignty here is just not ...
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Definition
to work it out: to figure it out, to resolve it, to understand it; to come to an agreement
idiom
Let's try to work it out. Let's try to come to an agreement; let's try to find a solution
We didn't manage to work out a deal with McGillicutty's Soap Warehouse. We couldn't come to an agreement.
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Foltyn
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyclqo_AV2M :)
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Oldie but goodie. Thanks, Robert.
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mike23
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Thank you, Mike.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc i świetne przykłady!"
+1
54 mins
Justyna Zhang
United States
United States
Native in Polish
United States
English Polish Translation With Flair
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Russian to Polish, Polish to English, and 1 more.
chum up behind our backs
Prop.
Note from asker:
| Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc! |
+2
55 mins
Kamila Ołtarzewska
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
EN-PL translator interpreter since 2000s
Native in: Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
make a deal (about sth) behind our backs
Note from asker:
| Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert Foltyn
: Kamila, ale nie "panu" - tu nie ma żadnych "panów", tu są sami swoi ;)
54 mins
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Dziękuję Panu bardzo!
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tabor
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to reach a deal without us (present/in the room)
And if we leave they don't stop meeting and making decisions that affect us, but they'll be making decisions about us but without us in the room and that would be bad for Britain. - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/21/david-beckham-an...
Note from asker:
| Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc! |
8 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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96
reach a deal with disregard of our interests
If we leave the heads and backs out of it, we are talking about disregarding Polish interests.
Note from asker:
| Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc! |
Discussion
p.s. widzę jeszcze świetne skądinąd propozycje naszych kolegów z jeszcze innymi konotacjami: without us present/in the room; with disregard of/to our interests.
with us absent,
behind our back,
etc.