Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
być w lesie
English translation:
to be a mile behind with sth.
Polish term
być w lesie
zakładam, że 'be in the woods with sth.' nie istnieje ;-)
| 3 +4 | to be a mile behind with sth |
Michal Glowacki
|
| 4 | to not be ready with sth |
laskova
|
| 4 -1 | up a river without a paddle |
Tomasz Superczyński
|
Aug 4, 2011 15:40: M.A.B. changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Tomasz Poplawski, Darius Saczuk, M.A.B.
When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.
How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:
An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)
A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).
Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.
When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.
* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.
Proposed translations
Poland
MA MCIL MITI / Words that work for YOU
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
to be a mile behind with sth
| agree |
Tomasz Poplawski
: bardziej barwne niż "not to be ready", a precyzyjniejsze niż ta metafora kajakowa
43 mins
|
|
dzięki :)
|
|
| agree |
Anna Lycett (X)
: ładne, podoba mi się
2 hrs
|
|
dzięki :)
|
|
| agree |
Beata Claridge
8 hrs
|
|
dzięki :)
|
|
| agree |
Polangmar
2 days 7 hrs
|
|
dzięki :)
|
to not be ready with sth
być z czymś (jeszcze) w lesie pot. to not be ready with sth;
śniadanie/projekt jest jeszcze w lesie - breakfast/the project isn't ready yet;
jestem jeszcze w lesie z tymi rysunkami - I'm not ready/I' behind with the drawings
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 21 min (2011-08-04 15:36:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
*I'm behind - of course :-)
Germany
Ultimately commited
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Spanish to Polish, and 2 more.
up a river without a paddle
Kolejna propozycja. Idiomy amerykańskie, może nie pierwszej świeżości, ale ja po polsku też w tym kontekście wyrażenia "być w lesie" rzadko, jeżeli w ogóle, używam.
from http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/u.html
Na tej samej stronie: UP THE CREEK (WITHOUT A PADDLE) - If someone or something is up the creek, they are in real trouble. 'Up the creek without a paddle' is an alternative, and 'up shit creek (without a paddle)' is a ruder form.
| disagree |
Polangmar
: "Być w lesie" znaczy mieć duże zaległości/opóźnienie - "up a river without a paddle" jest bez związku.
2 days 7 hrs
|
|
Definicja z odnośnika: "unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matter". Strona z idiomami nie jest niepodważalnym źródłem, ale związek na pewno jest. Zwłaszcza, że szerszego kontekstu brak.
|
Discussion