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motor postępu

English translation: engine (room) of progress; driving force of progress

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Polish term or phrase:motor postępu
English translation:engine (room) of progress; driving force of progress
Entered by: Darius Saczuk

08:58 Jul 10, 2012
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: motor postępu
"Czy EURO było motorem postępu dla Polskiej gospodarki?"
Wpisałem "driving force for Polish economy", ale może ktoś ma zgrabniejszy pomysł. To tytuł, nie mam więcej kontekstu, ale tutaj chyba damy radę bez.
Robert Michalski
Local time: 20:04
engine of progress
Explanation:
tak

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Linki pozniej, bo z telefonu.

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Gov Perry Speaks at General Motors Arlington Plant 50th Anniversary
governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/4328/
Jan 23, 2004 – “General Motors has been a vital engine of progress for the Texas economy, producing more than 7 million cars and trucks, generating...

Introduction: From tradition to modernity
archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu09ue/uu09ue05.htm
Marshall had no hesitation in describing "knowledge" as the chief engine of progress in the economy. From Schumpeter to Samuelson, most economists today...

Congressional Record, V. 149, Pt. 19, October 24, 2003 to November
The engine of progress for the American family, the engine of progress for this country's economy, is jobs, good jobs that pay well, that have decent benefits, that ...



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engine of progress -147,000 Google hits
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q="engine of pro...

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;-)
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 14:04
Grading comment
Great thanks. To samo powiedział mi później jeden native, w internecie też jest tego sporo. Blisko oryginału, zgrabnie i na temat.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4a (driving) force for progress
Caryl Swift
5 +2engine of progress
Darius Saczuk
4 +2progress driving force
petkovw
4 +1driver
Pawel Michniak
4 -2propulsion
Ewelina Hoare


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
propulsion


Explanation:
lub: motive power, momentum, incentive, spinning wheel
driving power brzmi super

Ewelina Hoare
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  LilianNekipelov: No, not in this context, at least.
1 hr
  -> kilkuletnie doświadczenie w UK w środowisku osób/mediów elokwentnych pozwala mi się nie zgodzić
neutral  Mateusz Pawłowski: Ta odpowiedź ma sens techniczny, ale nie znalazłem przykładu wykorzystania w podobnym kontekście. Mimo braku doświadczenia w środowisku osób elokwentnych w UK :)
2 hrs
disagree  Dorota Zegarowska: Zgadzam się z Lilian i Mariuszem. Ta odpowiedź w tym kontekście nie pasuje.
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
driver


Explanation:
tak jak tu:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/digitalrevolution/2009/10/rushes-...
lub tu [e]
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver

Pawel Michniak
Poland
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mateusz Pawłowski
24 mins
  -> dzięki
disagree  LilianNekipelov: No, not driver.
32 mins
  -> then, how would you translate 'driver' in the first reference link I provided above?
agree  Ewelina Hoare: Paweł, świetna propozycja - e
41 mins
  -> dzięki Ewelina, bo jak się domyślam to Ty się kryjesz pod tym pseudonimem :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
progress driving force


Explanation:
Mobile communications as a progress driving force


    Reference: http://www.euro-case.org/index.php/database-reports-you-requ...
petkovw
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes, definitely. You could even drop the progress. Just driving force.
12 mins
agree  Dorota Zegarowska: :)
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a (driving) force for progress


Explanation:
So, in the case of your title, '...a (driving) force for progress in...'

"Education that is both broad-based and flexible can be a driving force for progress in all dimensions of development: political, economic, environmental and social." (http://www.un.org/Docs/SG/agdev.html)

"higher education is increasingly perceived as a social, economic and political driving force for progress in developing countries"
(http://tinyurl.com/c954lmo; page 3)

I've put 'driving' in brackets because it's not indispensible; you could just as easily simply use 'a force for progress in' if you want to keep it short and snappy!

"D. whereas the university is a major aspect of European heritage, now almost a thousand years old, whose significance as a force for progress in society cannot be reduced to its contribution to the economy and whose development cannot be made solely contingent on economic needs;"
(http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&langua...


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My apologies for the 'easily simply use'. What I actually wanted to say was: 'you could just as well use...'. Sorry about that.

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 20:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 83

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  petrolhead
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Iwona Szymaniak
19 hrs
  -> Thank you - and hello!
agree  Mariusz Kuklinski
22 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  heleninpoland
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
engine of progress


Explanation:
tak

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Linki pozniej, bo z telefonu.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-10 12:24:36 GMT)
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Gov Perry Speaks at General Motors Arlington Plant 50th Anniversary
governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/4328/
Jan 23, 2004 – “General Motors has been a vital engine of progress for the Texas economy, producing more than 7 million cars and trucks, generating...

Introduction: From tradition to modernity
archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu09ue/uu09ue05.htm
Marshall had no hesitation in describing "knowledge" as the chief engine of progress in the economy. From Schumpeter to Samuelson, most economists today...

Congressional Record, V. 149, Pt. 19, October 24, 2003 to November
The engine of progress for the American family, the engine of progress for this country's economy, is jobs, good jobs that pay well, that have decent benefits, that ...



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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-10 12:26:25 GMT)
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engine of progress -147,000 Google hits
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q="engine of pro...

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2012-07-11 21:14:17 GMT) Post-grading
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;-)

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 14:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 413
Grading comment
Great thanks. To samo powiedział mi później jeden native, w internecie też jest tego sporo. Blisko oryginału, zgrabnie i na temat.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Polangmar
7 hrs
  -> Dziękuję. :-)
agree  A.G.: prime mover of. . ? (jak słyszę engine, to widzę jednak tłoki)
8 hrs
  -> Dzięki, czemu nie. :-) Jak słyszę "motor", to staje mi przed oczami WSK. ;-)
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