Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Although in mitigation
Polish translation:
Na jej korzyść przemawia fakt, że.../Trzeba jej oddać, że...
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Piotr Łazorko
Apr 28, 2020 08:06
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English term
Although in mitigation
English to Polish
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Poetry & Literature
"Your imagination is not on the syllabus. Be firm, organized, give no liberties, and do not underestimate the importance of the child forming letters properly. As the hand, the mind."
Mary felt that the “headmistress” was overdoing it and decided to mention it to the woman’s superior, once she discovered who it was. Although in mitigation, the woman’s attention to detail was impressive. Here were pots of sharpened pencils, tins of drawing pins and a tidy stack of hymnbooks standing neatly on her desk.
adapted from Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave"
Mary felt that the “headmistress” was overdoing it and decided to mention it to the woman’s superior, once she discovered who it was. Although in mitigation, the woman’s attention to detail was impressive. Here were pots of sharpened pencils, tins of drawing pins and a tidy stack of hymnbooks standing neatly on her desk.
adapted from Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave"
Proposed translations
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3 | Na jej korzyść przemawia fakt, że.../Trzeba jej oddać, że... | TranslateWithMe |
3 +1 | z drugiej strony/z pewnością jednak | Ewa Dabrowska |
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Na jej korzyść przemawia fakt, że.../Trzeba jej oddać, że...
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Note from asker:
Dziękuję bardzo! |
Dziękuję bardzo! |
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Comment: "Dziękuję bardzo!"
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z drugiej strony/z pewnością jednak
tak mogłabym to ująć; to tak jakby powiedzieć, "to be fair to her"; można to też pominąć
Discussion
law if you say something in mitigation, you try to make someone’s crime or mistake seem less serious or show that they were not completely responsible
The captain added, in mitigation, that the engines may have been faulty.