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hear through the grapevine

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wiedzieć z poczty pantoflowej

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hear through the grapevine

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EN · B2

Word of Renovations

  1. A

    How did you hear about the hall renovations?

    Skąd wiesz o remoncie świetlicy?

  2. B

    I heard it through the grapevine. The neighbours are talking about it.

    Wiem z poczty pantoflowej. Sąsiedzi o tym rozmawiają.

  3. A

    Is there an official date?

    Jest oficjalna data?

  4. B

    Not yet. I'll ask the manager.

    Jeszcze nie. Zapytam zarządcę.

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Translations

Polishwiedzieć z poczty pantoflowejidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germanüber den Flurfunk erfahrenidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishenterarse por el boca a bocaidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianузнать по слухамexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Z poczty pantoflowej wiem, że Leo zrezygnował.

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English

I heard through the grapevine that Leo resigned.

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German

Über den Flurfunk erfuhr ich, dass Leo gekündigt hat.

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Spanish

Me enteré por el boca a boca de que Leo dimitió.

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Russian

Я узнал по слухам, что Лео уволился.

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Grammar

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hear through the grapevine
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Example

I heard through the grapevine that Leo resigned.

spill the beans

puścić farbę

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let the cat out of the bag

wygadać się

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miss the point

nie uchwycić sedna

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read between the lines

czytać między wierszami

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put your foot in it

palnąć gafę

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out of the blue

jak grom z jasnego nieba

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I don't want to add fuel to the fire, so I'll return to this conversation once emotions have settled.

Nie chcę dolewać oliwy do ognia, dlatego wrócę do tej rozmowy, gdy opadną emocje.

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That comment gets to the heart of the problem: we agreed on a deadline, but we still understand the scope of the task differently.

Ta uwaga trafia w sedno problemu: ustaliliśmy termin, lecz nadal inaczej rozumiemy zakres zadania.

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I don't want to present you with a fait accompli; I am sharing the plan before making any binding arrangements.

Nie chcę stawiać cię przed faktem dokonanym; przedstawiam plan, zanim podejmę wiążące ustalenia.

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That example sheds new light on the matter, but does not by itself settle which of the two interpretations should be accepted.

Ten przykład rzuca nowe światło na sprawę, ale sam w sobie nie rozstrzyga, którą z dwóch interpretacji należy przyjąć.

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Finding a common language requires checking whether we use the same words to refer to the same situation.

Znalezienie wspólnego języka wymaga sprawdzenia, czy te same słowa odnosimy do tej samej sytuacji.

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I don't want to add fuel to the fire, so I will first clear up the misunderstanding and only then return to the disputed topic.

Nie chcę dolewać oliwy do ognia, dlatego najpierw wyjaśnię nieporozumienie, a dopiero później wrócę do spornego tematu.

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