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English translation: fern

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Polish term or phrase:paprotka
English translation:fern
Entered by: Caryl Swift

10:03 May 8, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Polish term or phrase: paprotka
paproktka z parapetu nowohuckiego bloku
FishX
Poland
Local time: 10:41
fern
Explanation:
IMHO
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Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 10:41
Grading comment
thx again
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4fern
Caryl Swift
5hare's-foot fern
Maciej Andrzejczak
4common polypode
Jakub Szacki


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hare's-foot fern


Explanation:
Hare's Foot Fern Hare's foot Fern. Hare’s foot fern: Davallia pyxidata. The Hare’s foot fern (Davallia pyxidata) is named after its brown rhizome, or stem, ...
rainforest-australia.com/Hare's_foot_Fern.htm - 11k

w tym konteście jako roslina w doniczce

Maciej Andrzejczak
Poland
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fern


Explanation:
IMHO

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thx again

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Gadomska
55 mins
  -> Thank you! :-)
agree  Olga Karp: :) http://www.aboutflowers.com/gandb/fern.htmlv
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ola! :-)
agree  Michal Berski: any fern, but in a flower pot
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Michał! Yes, it's a general, not a species-specific translation! :-)
agree  legato: little fern?
7 hrs
  -> Thank you! But little in terms of it's size, or species? :-)
neutral  Jakub Szacki: to baaardzo ogólne, a ja mysle, że paprotka to tutaj jest paprotka zwyczajna, bardzo czesto trzymana w domach
8 hrs
  -> Well, in my time, I've had many species of fern in my home. The fern family is fairly large - so which kind are we talking about here? Without a Latin name, it's hard to know.So, in general terms, I would always use the word 'fern'.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
common polypode


Explanation:
jesli chcemy byc precyzyjni...


    Reference: http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/fern14.htm
Jakub Szacki
Poland
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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