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bezczynnie się przyglądać

English translation: watch passively as/sit back and do nothing/watch from the sidelines

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Polish term or phrase:bezczynnie się przyglądać
English translation:watch passively as/sit back and do nothing/watch from the sidelines
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

22:05 Jun 11, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Military / Defense
Polish term or phrase: bezczynnie się przyglądać
Nie powinniśmy bezczynnie przyglądać się co się dzieje za wschodnimi granicami naszego kraju.
izabela28
Local time: 13:21
watch passively as/sit back and do nothing/watch from the sidelines
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 07:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2watch passively as/sit back and do nothing/watch from the sidelines
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 +2just stand and watch
geopiet
3we cannot just stand by/sit idly...
Darius Saczuk


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
watch passively as/sit back and do nothing/watch from the sidelines


Explanation:
Option

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 07:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 444
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
9 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Michale.
agree  LilianNekipelov: passively watch.
11 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Lilian. To jest dosłowne tłumaczenie.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
just stand and watch


Explanation:
We shouldn't just stand and watch what's happening / going on across our eastern border ...

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The UK industry shouldn't just stand and watch - The UK industry shouldn't just stand and watch

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if you have a Jewish friend who is being bullied, you shouldn't just stand and watch him cry for help - http://dgoetz16iskl.blogspot.com/p/theme-page.html

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Police shouldn't just stand and watch as people just beat up anyone in front of them in the name of patriotism. - https://goo.gl/QlNiwM

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 233

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
8 hrs
  -> dziękuję
agree  Katarzyna Skroban
10 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
we cannot just stand by/sit idly...


Explanation:
WHOLE SENTENCE:

Stand/Sit by idly with respect to the situation/latest developments across the eastern border(s).

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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-06-12 11:55:40 GMT)
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Standing idly by - Messenger | Church of the Brethren
www.brethren.org/messenger/articles/bible-study/.../standin...
Mar 30, 2016 - Several versions interpret it—rightly, I think—to mean one should not stand idly by when a neighbor is bleeding. Older commentaries often ...

Paper: Liberals Should Boycott Anti-EPA States | The Daily Caller
dailycaller.com/.../paper-argues-liberals-should-boycott-...
The Daily Caller
Apr 6, 2015 - ThinkProgress writer Joe Romm says liberals should not stand idly by while states nullify the EPA's will. “For progressives to win this fight ...

UNITED STATES v. HARRIS | FindLaw
caselaw.findlaw.com › Caselaw › United States › US 8th Cir.
Apr 4, 2014 - When police must make a split-second decision in the face of an emergency to either stand idly by, permitting a dangerous situation to continue

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 07:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 191
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