EN · C2 · idioma Pyrrhic victory
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2The Cost of Winning
- A
Did you win the tournament?
Wygraliście turniej?
- B
It was a Pyrrhic victory. We broke our only working model.
To pyrrusowe zwycięstwo. Złamaliśmy jedyny sprawny model.
- A
Can it be repaired?
Da się go naprawić?
- B
Yes, but it'll take weeks.
Tak, ale zajmie to tygodnie.
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Translations
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RussianExamples of use
Wygrana sprawa nas zrujnowała: pyrrusowe zwycięstwo.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Winning the lawsuit bankrupted us: a Pyrrhic victory.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Der gewonnene Prozess ruinierte uns: ein Pyrrhussieg.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ganar el pleito nos arruinó: una victoria pírrica.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Выигранный суд разорил нас: пиррова победа.
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- a Pyrrhic victory
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Winning the lawsuit bankrupted us: a Pyrrhic victory.
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To pyrrusowe zwycięstwo: udało się narzucić decyzję, ale kosztem zaufania potrzebnego do jej wykonania.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Wybrano go na kozła ofiarnego, choć decyzja, za którą go obwiniano, zapadła bez jego udziału.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To zwycięstwo okazało się pyrrusowe: osiągnęliśmy cel, ale utraciliśmy współpracowników potrzebnych do dalszych działań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie rozcinajmy tego węzła gordyjskiego decyzją, która uprości sytuację kosztem pominięcia istotnych zobowiązań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta drobna z pozoru uwaga uruchomiła lawinę zastrzeżeń, których rozmówcy wcześniej nie zgłaszali.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Próba przypodobania się obu stronom pozostawiła go między młotem a kowadłem, bez rozwiązania akceptowalnego dla którejkolwiek.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.