EN · B2 · idioma storm in a teacup
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.burza w szklance wody
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Dialogues in context
EN · B2The Colour of the Sign
- A
They spent half the meeting arguing about a shade of blue.
Pół spotkania spierali się o odcień niebieskiego.
- B
It's a storm in a teacup. Both shades are easy to read.
To burza w szklance wody. Oba odcienie są czytelne.
- A
What did they choose in the end?
Co ostatecznie wybrali?
- B
The same colour as last year.
Ten sam kolor co w zeszłym roku.
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Translations
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Spanish
RussianExamples of use
Ich kłótnia była burzą w szklance wody.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Their argument was a storm in a teacup.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ihr Streit war ein Sturm im Wasserglas.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Su discusión fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Их ссора была бурей в стакане воды.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- a storm in a teacup
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Example
Their argument was a storm in a teacup.
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B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.działać komuś na nerwy
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.nie kryć swoich uczuć
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.ramię, na którym można się wypłakać
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B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Nie chcę stawiać cię przed faktem dokonanym; przedstawiam plan, zanim podejmę wiążące ustalenia.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Doceniam twoją troskę, ale chcę podjąć tę decyzję samodzielnie.
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chcę podejmować decyzji za ciebie, ale mogę pomóc ci porównać możliwości.
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Chcę pomóc, ale potrzebuję jasnej informacji, czego ode mnie oczekujecie.
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Wspólna decyzja wymaga rozmowy o potrzebach każdej osoby, a nie tylko głosowania nad gotowym planem.
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Możemy pomóc w opiece, lecz potrzebujemy planu, który uwzględni także nasze obowiązki zawodowe.
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.