Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
zaklinanie deszczu
English translation:
rain making/rain dancing
Added to glossary by
Pawel Bartoszewicz
Jan 17, 2005 09:46
19 yrs ago
Polish term
Poland
Legal stuff and more
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
zaklinanie deszczu
Polish to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
wielu komentatorów procesów ekonomicznych nie wierzy w skuteczność pobudzania innowacji poprzez formułowanie "papierowych" strategii - przypomina to trochę administracyjne "zaklinanie deszczu"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | rain making |
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
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| 5 +2 | rain dancing |
Andrzej Mierzejewski
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| 3 +1 | rain dance |
Ewa Nowicka
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Proposed translations
38 mins
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Native in Polish
Works in field
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
Selected
rain making
a nawet pisane razem: rainmaking - standardowy termin biznesowy
podaje PWN/Ox
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rain making"&lr= (ok. 37 tys trafien)
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rainmaking"&lr= (33 tys. trafien)
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Note added at 40 mins (2005-01-17 10:26:47 GMT)
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dla celów porównawczych: rain dancing - 5 tys. trafien (sam sie zdziwilem, ze az 6 razy mniej!)
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rain dancing"&lr=
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Note added at 22 hrs 32 mins (2005-01-18 08:19:28 GMT)
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Webster:
rainmaker (ranmaker)
n.
a person who tries to make rain fall; specif., a) a North American Indian medicine man who used rituals to influence the rain gods b) [Colloq.] a meteorologist or aircraft pilot involved in seeding clouds or the like
rainmaking
n.
inny webster
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=rai...
1 : a person who produces or attempts to produce rain by artificial means
2 : a person (as a partner in a law firm) who brings in new business; also : a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/rainmaker
rainmaker [reɪnmeɪkɜ:]
A noun
1 rainmaker
executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Category Tree:
entity
¨^object; physical_object
¨^living_thing; animate_thing
¨^organism; being
¨^person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul
¨^leader
¨^head; chief; top_dog
¨^administrator; decision_maker
¨^executive; executive_director
¨^rainmaker
2 rainmaker
American indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
Category Tree:
entity
¨^object; physical_object
¨^living_thing; animate_thing
¨^organism; being
¨^person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul
¨^leader
¨^spiritual_leader
¨^priest; non-Christian_priest
¨^shaman; priest-doctor
¨^medicine_man
¨^rainmaker
podaje PWN/Ox
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rain making"&lr= (ok. 37 tys trafien)
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rainmaking"&lr= (33 tys. trafien)
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Note added at 40 mins (2005-01-17 10:26:47 GMT)
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dla celów porównawczych: rain dancing - 5 tys. trafien (sam sie zdziwilem, ze az 6 razy mniej!)
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q="rain dancing"&lr=
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Note added at 22 hrs 32 mins (2005-01-18 08:19:28 GMT)
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Webster:
rainmaker (ranmaker)
n.
a person who tries to make rain fall; specif., a) a North American Indian medicine man who used rituals to influence the rain gods b) [Colloq.] a meteorologist or aircraft pilot involved in seeding clouds or the like
rainmaking
n.
inny webster
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=rai...
1 : a person who produces or attempts to produce rain by artificial means
2 : a person (as a partner in a law firm) who brings in new business; also : a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/rainmaker
rainmaker [reɪnmeɪkɜ:]
A noun
1 rainmaker
executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Category Tree:
entity
¨^object; physical_object
¨^living_thing; animate_thing
¨^organism; being
¨^person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul
¨^leader
¨^head; chief; top_dog
¨^administrator; decision_maker
¨^executive; executive_director
¨^rainmaker
2 rainmaker
American indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
Category Tree:
entity
¨^object; physical_object
¨^living_thing; animate_thing
¨^organism; being
¨^person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul
¨^leader
¨^spiritual_leader
¨^priest; non-Christian_priest
¨^shaman; priest-doctor
¨^medicine_man
¨^rainmaker
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję bardzo za wszystkie odpowiedzi, które maj± wspólny element znaczeniowy: "usiłowanie dokonania czego¶, na co nie mamy wpływu". Pozdrawiam, PB"
+1
3 mins
Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translation is a challenge!
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
rain dance
dance for rain
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_755486.html?menu=news.q...
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a tu w odniesieniu nie tyle do administracji co do problemów z komputerami ;))
rain dance
:rain dance: n. 1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem, with the expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This especially applies to reseating printed circuit boards, reconnecting cables, etc. \"I can\'t boot up the machine. We\'ll have to wait for Greg to do his rain dance.\" 2. Any arcane sequence of actions performed with computers or software in order to achieve some goal; the term is usually restricted to rituals that include both an incantation or two and physical activity or motion. Compare magic, voodoo programming, black art , cargo cult programming, wave a dead chicken.
http://www.th-soft.com/zzJargon/R.htm
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-01-17 10:01:35 GMT)
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...that\'s not a solution; that\'s a workaround.
Medion should be ashamed of themselves for prescribing a rain dance to hash over a known fault.
http://forums.itweek.co.uk/thread.jsp?forum=10&thread=30718&...
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_755486.html?menu=news.q...
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-01-17 09:52:56 GMT)
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a tu w odniesieniu nie tyle do administracji co do problemów z komputerami ;))
rain dance
:rain dance: n. 1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem, with the expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This especially applies to reseating printed circuit boards, reconnecting cables, etc. \"I can\'t boot up the machine. We\'ll have to wait for Greg to do his rain dance.\" 2. Any arcane sequence of actions performed with computers or software in order to achieve some goal; the term is usually restricted to rituals that include both an incantation or two and physical activity or motion. Compare magic, voodoo programming, black art , cargo cult programming, wave a dead chicken.
http://www.th-soft.com/zzJargon/R.htm
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-01-17 10:01:35 GMT)
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...that\'s not a solution; that\'s a workaround.
Medion should be ashamed of themselves for prescribing a rain dance to hash over a known fault.
http://forums.itweek.co.uk/thread.jsp?forum=10&thread=30718&...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andrzej Mierzejewski
: Nieważne, czego dotyczy, IMO chodzi o nieskuteczne działania, w które szaman też nie wierzy (...nothing will be accomplished).
23 mins
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no coś ty! ja tam wierzę ;P
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+2
4 mins
Andrzej Mierzejewski
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
M.Sc. Engineer (Mechanics)
Native in: Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, German to Polish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
33
rain dancing
Indian tribe bill power company for rain dancing
An Indian tribe is claiming payment from a hydro-power company for rain dancing.
The Yakama Indian Nation performed two rain ceremonies before charging a federal agency for its work.
But the Bonneville Power Administration which operates 29 hydroelectric dams has refused to pay the Ł22,500 bill.
The Indians say they should be paid for their work in Washington State because official statistics show it has rained more since their dancing.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_303157.html
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 20 mins (2005-01-19 07:06:48 GMT)
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do MrMarDar - przeczytaj kontekst: \"komentatorzy NIE wierzą\", więc potrzebne jest jest wyrażenie mówiące o braku skuteczności metody, nawet lekko ironiczne. Natomiast Twoja propozycja potwierdza skuteczność metody: ”a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success\", „an executive who is very successful\".
An Indian tribe is claiming payment from a hydro-power company for rain dancing.
The Yakama Indian Nation performed two rain ceremonies before charging a federal agency for its work.
But the Bonneville Power Administration which operates 29 hydroelectric dams has refused to pay the Ł22,500 bill.
The Indians say they should be paid for their work in Washington State because official statistics show it has rained more since their dancing.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_303157.html
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 20 mins (2005-01-19 07:06:48 GMT)
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do MrMarDar - przeczytaj kontekst: \"komentatorzy NIE wierzą\", więc potrzebne jest jest wyrażenie mówiące o braku skuteczności metody, nawet lekko ironiczne. Natomiast Twoja propozycja potwierdza skuteczność metody: ”a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success\", „an executive who is very successful\".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Hanna Zofia
: kapitalne :-)
16 mins
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:-)
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| agree |
Jakub Radzimiński
: czego to ludzie nie wymyślą :)
1 hr
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nawet na deszczu próbują zarobić ;-)
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