Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
na styk
English translation:
close shave/narrow squeak/a squeker/touch-and-go/a hair's width away from disaster/
Added to glossary by
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Feb 16, 2016 13:46
8 yrs ago
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Polish term
ZEwelina
na styk
Polish to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
Chodzi mi o KOLOKWIALNE wyrażenie, jak np. w zdaniu: surowca starczy na styk. Nie ma to być powiedziane ładnie np. "just enough", tylko kolokwialnie, tak jak po polsku.
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Change log
Feb 5, 2016 11:58: Yana Dovgopol changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Mar 1, 2016 11:17: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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57 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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342
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close shave/narrow squeak/a squeker/touch-and-go/a hair's width away from disaster/
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a tight squeeze
a tight squeeze
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Note added at 37 mins (2016-02-16 14:24:47 GMT)
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tight squeeze
A difficulty caused by too little time or space, or too little credit or funds. For example, It will be a tight squeeze to get there on time, or I don't know if the sofa will go through the door; it's a tight squeeze , or The company's in a tight squeeze because of poor cash flow.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/squeeze
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Note added at 37 mins (2016-02-16 14:24:47 GMT)
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tight squeeze
A difficulty caused by too little time or space, or too little credit or funds. For example, It will be a tight squeeze to get there on time, or I don't know if the sofa will go through the door; it's a tight squeeze , or The company's in a tight squeeze because of poor cash flow.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/squeeze
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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rzima
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Dziękuję i pozdrawiam
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43 mins
Andrzej Mierzejewski
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Works in field
Poland
M.Sc. Engineer (Mechanics)
Native in: Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, German to Polish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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50
only as much as we need
Jedna z możliwości. W kontekście przemysłowym "na styk" znaczy, że nie ma zapasu surowca na ewentualne odrzuty braków.
5 hrs
narrowly sufficient
może tak
7 hrs
Barely
Barely enough
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Note added at 7 hrs (2016-02-16 21:09:53 GMT)
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barely enough, barely (make) ,
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Note added at 7 hrs (2016-02-16 21:09:53 GMT)
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barely enough, barely (make) ,
11 hrs
enough to last a day or so
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