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wheels turning in sb's head

Polish translation: mechaniczność (jej) ruchów

16:30 Nov 3, 2008
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: wheels turning in sb's head
But the traditional approach – careful rehearsal - often doesn’t work either. That’s because it usually involves
specific coaching on nonverbal elements “maintain eye contact,” “spread your arms,” “walk out from behind the
podium” – that can ultimately make the speaker seem artifi cial. The audience can see the wheels turning in her head
as she goes through the motions.

mowa o wystąpieniach publicznych
madziag
Local time: 17:53
Polish translation:mechaniczność (jej) ruchów
Explanation:
Ewentualnie: mechanicznie wypracowane ruchy
Czyli zachowuje sie w sposob mechaniczny, a nie naturalny - jej ruchy to ruchy wyuczonego robota. Frazy ma zdecydowanie pejoratywny wydzwiek.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-11-03 20:35:55 GMT)
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frazA - nie frazy
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Beata Claridge
Local time: 03:53
Grading comment
dziękuję
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4mechaniczność (jej) ruchów
Beata Claridge
4 +1pracują trybiki w czyjejś głowie
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
4"Baśka pracuje"
witek39 (X)
4przejzec kogos na wskros/ na wylot;
pocominick
3co siedzi jej w głowie
drugastrona


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"Baśka pracuje"


Explanation:
Kiedyś tak się mówiło. Ale to już chyba staromodne, prawda?

witek39 (X)
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
co siedzi jej w głowie


Explanation:
ja to rozumiem tak, że publiczność widzi, co się kryje za pewnymi ruchami mówcy, chodzi o pewną sztuczność, która prześwituje w trakcie przemowy. Dlatego całe zdanie rozumiem tak: "Publiczność właściwie widzi, co siedzi jej w głowie, kiedy ..."

drugastrona
Poland
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pracują trybiki w czyjejś głowie


Explanation:
prawie dosłownie
od tego jest potoczne 'nie trybię'

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-11-03 18:03:26 GMT)
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ew. coś od widać mechanizm wypracowanego / wyuczonego działania (co pozbawia zwrot metafory i daje czytelnikowi wszystko kawa na ławę)


Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 55

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agree  legato
26 mins
  -> dzięki
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mechaniczność (jej) ruchów


Explanation:
Ewentualnie: mechanicznie wypracowane ruchy
Czyli zachowuje sie w sposob mechaniczny, a nie naturalny - jej ruchy to ruchy wyuczonego robota. Frazy ma zdecydowanie pejoratywny wydzwiek.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-11-03 20:35:55 GMT)
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frazA - nie frazy


    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1103308
Beata Claridge
Local time: 03:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 65
Grading comment
dziękuję

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiza Jude
1 hr
  -> Dziękuję:-)
agree  Darius Saczuk
7 hrs
  -> Dziękuję:)
agree  Swift Translation
11 hrs
  -> Dziękuję:-)
agree  Polangmar
1 day 1 min
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
przejzec kogos na wskros/ na wylot;


Explanation:
obnazyc (obnazyc raczej w zdecydowanie negatywnym wydzwieku).


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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2008-11-05 09:32:02 GMT)
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np. Day-Lewis is a subtle, but transparent actor: you can see the wheels turning in Plainview’s head, the fake smiles, the secret hatred for everyone around him. Even at the beginning of the film, when we’re supposed to at least partially sympathize with him, Day-Lewis hints at Plainview’s ruthless evil.

http://www.filmwad.com/does-one-really-great-performance-mak...
ok 20 wiersza, liczac od poczatku artykulu.

pocominick
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