EN · C2

With a “sleepless pillow”, let us distinguish the grammatically described object from the person whose state has been transferred to it rather than attribute the experience of insomnia to furnishings.

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Przy „bezsennej poduszce” rozróżnijmy przedmiot opisany gramatycznie od osoby, której stan został na niego przeniesiony, zamiast przypisywać wyposażeniu zdolność do odczuwania bezsenności.

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Flashcard #5041 · C2

With a “sleepless pillow”, let us distinguish the grammatically described object from the person whose state has been transferred to it rather than attribute the experience of insomnia to furnishings.

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EN · C2
  1. A

    Who is the author describing with the sleepless pillow?

    Kogo opisuje autor, gdy pisze o bezsennej poduszce?

  2. B

    With a “sleepless pillow”, let us distinguish the grammatically described object from the person whose state has been transferred to it rather than attribute the experience of insomnia to furnishings.

    Przy „bezsennej poduszce” rozróżnijmy przedmiot opisany gramatycznie od osoby, której stan został na niego przeniesiony, zamiast przypisywać wyposażeniu zdolność do odczuwania bezsenności.

  3. A

    In the previous sentence the character tosses and turns.

    W poprzednim zdaniu bohater przewraca się z boku na bok.

  4. B

    So his sleeplessness gives the pillow that quality.

    Czyli to jego bezsenność nadaje poduszce tę cechę.

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Polish

Interpretowanie przeniesionego epitetu.

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English

Interpreting a transferred epithet.

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German

Ein übertragenes Beiwort interpretieren.

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Spanish

Interpretar un epíteto transferido.

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Russian

Интерпретация перенесённого эпитета.

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