May 2, 2008 12:45
16 yrs ago
Polish term
zagapic sie
Polish to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Zona do meza w samochodzie:
-Czemu nie jedziesz?. Masz zielone swiatlo.
-Przepraszam, zagapilem sie.
-Czemu nie jedziesz?. Masz zielone swiatlo.
-Przepraszam, zagapilem sie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | I switched off for a moment |
Robin Gill
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| 4 +8 | I wasn't looking |
Magdalena Wysmyk
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| 3 +8 | to be miles away |
Caryl Swift
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| 4 +5 | spaced out |
Edyta Sawin
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| 4 +1 | not to pay attention |
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Selected
I switched off for a moment
more colloquial
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
petrolhead
27 mins
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thanks :-)
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| agree |
Sylwia Dziuba (X)
8 hrs
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dziękuję bardzo
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| agree |
Polangmar
12 hrs
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dziękuję bardzo
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziekuje. Wybieram te odpowiedz bo najblizej jest tego o czym sama myslalam: I drifted away for a moment. Wszystkim bardzo dziekuje za pomoc."
+8
2 mins
Magdalena Wysmyk
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
Always on time, excellent quality
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, English, and 3 more.
I wasn't looking
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robin Gill
0 min
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
Grzegorz Mysiński
7 mins
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
petrolhead
29 mins
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
EnglishDirect
: or I wasn't paying attention
1 hr
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
FishX
3 hrs
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
Polangmar
12 hrs
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
Jacek Roenig
18 hrs
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Dziękuję
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| agree |
Beata Claridge
19 hrs
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Dziękuję
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+1
4 mins
not to pay attention
I wasn't paying attention
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
~Ania~
: Tez mozna tak, jak najbardziej poprawnie i tez czesto uzywane: wersja nr. 2 " I wasn't paying attention"
22 hrs
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Dziękuję! Pytanie jest jednak w bezokoliczniku:)
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+8
49 mins
to be miles away
'I'm sorry. I was miles away'.
References follow
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Note added at 52 mins (2008-05-02 13:37:29 GMT)
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"Definition
be miles away
to not be aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else:
You could tell by the expression on her face that she was miles away, thinking about home."
( From: http://tinyurl.com/6qmwqx )
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Note added at 54 mins (2008-05-02 13:39:44 GMT)
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"mile
PHRASES
be miles away informal be lost in thought."
( From The Concise Oxford Dictionary)
References follow
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Note added at 52 mins (2008-05-02 13:37:29 GMT)
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"Definition
be miles away
to not be aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else:
You could tell by the expression on her face that she was miles away, thinking about home."
( From: http://tinyurl.com/6qmwqx )
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Note added at 54 mins (2008-05-02 13:39:44 GMT)
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"mile
PHRASES
be miles away informal be lost in thought."
( From The Concise Oxford Dictionary)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
petrolhead
27 mins
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
A.G.
40 mins
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
Luiza Jude
1 hr
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
bartek
2 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
Monika Sojka
3 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
clairee
7 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
Polangmar
11 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
~Ania~
: Moim zdaniem tak najbardziej naturalnie w UK
21 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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+5
32 mins
Edyta Sawin
United States
United States
Native in Polish
Works in field
United States
Reliable, experienced, creative
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
spaced out
I was staring into space
I was in a dreamland
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-02 19:23:55 GMT)
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I was *DAYDREAMING*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream
I was in a dreamland
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-02 19:23:55 GMT)
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I was *DAYDREAMING*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
legato
2 hrs
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| agree |
grzes
: I was spacing out - w Stanach chyba najbardziej popularne
17 hrs
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| agree |
Jacek Roenig
17 hrs
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| agree |
Beata Claridge
: 'Sorry, just daydreaming'
19 hrs
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| neutral |
~Ania~
: spaced out w UK znaczy co innego i raczej jak byl "spaced out" to nie powinien wogole prowadzic :)
21 hrs
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| agree |
Ewa Chojnowska
2 days 8 hrs
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