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Polish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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backwater town Explanation: prop. |
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Ignorance City Explanation: As a proper name you could use this option I think. It is not a real name though. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2012-06-18 12:32:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It might be too explicit though. You can put some make up on it and call it Ignorantia (a Latin word), or something like that. |
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Dark Town/Town of Darkness Explanation: Na zasadzie paraleli z Dark Ages. |
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hick town, walmart town, hillbilly town, Explanation: Hick Town A southern, mostly redneck town that has few offerings other than simply being a community that knows and cares for each other above all else. Usually characterized as: A town with one, if any, stop light. Most of the inhabitants drive trucks or other oversized SUV Cow/horse pastures everywhere If you're lucky, 2 convenience stores, a gas station, and a liqour store One road in and out Usually full of Hicks, Rednecks, Country boys, and similar. Most everyone knows each other and loves their town Look up the songs "Hick Town", "Hillbilly Delux", "Country Boy Can Survive", "Famous in a Small Town", "Small Town Southern Man" "Hollywood South Carolina? Man what a little hick town." |
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Ignorancity Explanation: Z lekka inspirowane przez Lilian. |
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Backward Explanation: Raczej nie uiżywałabym słowa "miasto" tutaj, tylko po prostu słowas backward czyli zacofanie. Nie wszystko da się przetłumaczyć dosłownie. :) Reference: /http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciemnogr%C3%B3d |
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