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better late than never

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lepiej późno niż wcale

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better late than never

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EN · B2

Photos Finally Delivered

  1. A

    I sent the photos a week late.

    Wysłałem zdjęcia tydzień po terminie.

  2. B

    Better late than never. I can still print them.

    Lepiej późno niż wcale. Wciąż mogę je wydrukować.

  3. A

    Can you fit them all on one page?

    Zmieścisz wszystkie na jednej stronie?

  4. B

    Yes, if I make the margins narrower.

    Tak, jeśli zmniejszę marginesy.

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Translations

Polishlepiej późno niż wcaleidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germanbesser spät als nieidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishmás vale tarde que nuncaidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianлучше поздно, чем никогдаidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Wreszcie przeprosiłeś; lepiej późno niż wcale.

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English

You finally apologised; better late than never.

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German

Du hast dich endlich entschuldigt; besser spät als nie.

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Spanish

Por fin te disculpaste; más vale tarde que nunca.

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Russian

Ты наконец извинился; лучше поздно, чем никогда.

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Grammar

idiom

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better late than never
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Example

You finally apologised; better late than never.

beat around the bush

owijać w bawełnę

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hit the nail on the head

trafić w sedno

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get to the bottom of something

ustalić przyczynę czegoś

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jump to conclusions

wyciągać pochopne wnioski

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take something with a pinch of salt

podchodzić do czegoś z rezerwą

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a blessing in disguise

szczęście w nieszczęściu

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If we compare only the time spent without considering the scope of the work, we may be comparing apples and oranges.

Porównując sam czas pracy bez uwzględnienia jej zakresu, możemy zestawiać jabłka z gruszkami.

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The game is not worth the candle if a minor improvement requires abandoning every previous arrangement.

Skórka nie jest warta wyprawki, jeśli drobna poprawa wymaga porzucenia wszystkich dotychczasowych ustaleń.

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When recognition becomes an end in itself, it is easy to lose sight of the cause it was meant to serve.

Gdy uznanie staje się celem samym w sobie, łatwo stracić z oczu sprawę, której miało służyć.

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This freedom is a double-edged sword: it allows action to be adapted to the situation but makes it harder to compare individuals' responsibilities.

Ta swoboda jest mieczem obosiecznym: pozwala dostosować działanie do sytuacji, ale utrudnia porównanie odpowiedzialności poszczególnych osób.

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The Achilles' heel of this plan is not a shortage of ideas but dependence on a single source of information whose reliability has not been checked.

Piętą achillesową tego planu jest nie brak pomysłów, lecz zależność od jednego źródła informacji, którego wiarygodności nie sprawdzono.

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A seemingly technical amendment may become a Trojan horse for a change whose consequences participants had no opportunity to discuss.

Pozornie techniczna poprawka może stać się koniem trojańskim dla zmiany, której skutków uczestnicy nie mieli możliwości przedyskutować.

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