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przejąć

English translation: be taken over / take over / adopt / be adopted

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Polish term or phrase:przejąć
English translation:be taken over / take over / adopt / be adopted
Entered by: mike23

13:03 Aug 23, 2017
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature
Polish term or phrase: przejąć
motyw miłości był charakterystyczny dla sentymentalizmu, przejął go i rozwinął następnie romantyzm
izabela28
Local time: 01:26
be taken over / take over / adopt
Explanation:
...was taken over and ...
... was adopted
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mike23
Poland
Local time: 01:26
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5be taken over / take over / adopt
mike23
3to expand, to inherit
geopiet


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
be taken over / take over / adopt


Explanation:
...was taken over and ...
... was adopted

mike23
Poland
Local time: 01:26
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Darius Saczuk
12 mins
  -> Dziękuję Darku, pozdrawiam.
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: An almost exhaustive array of choices.
22 mins
  -> Dziękuję Frank. Staram się.
agree  Robert Foltyn: A jeszcze można byłoby z 'embrace' pokombinować ;)
1 hr
  -> Tak, pewnie jeszcze coś można pokombinować. Dzięki.
agree  legato: I would vote for "adopt"
13 hrs
  -> Ok, thanks.
agree  The Kat (X)
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Dziękuję, pozdrawiam.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to expand, to inherit


Explanation:
was expanded and built upon

was inherited and built upon

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 95
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