This question was closed without grading. Reason: No acceptable answer
May 6, 2018 15:31
6 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term

from a few to several

English to Polish Art/Literary Linguistics
aggregation may be determined by SEC after defined time periods, e.g. from a few to several days,
Proposed translations (Polish)
2 +1 od dwóch do kilku (dni)

Discussion

Marquis May 6, 2018:
Ja bym podała od ponad jednego do kilku :-) albo może tu coś się przyda :-)

https://synonim.net/synonim/parę
OK. Tutaj nie ma precyzji. Few można policzyć na palcach jednej ręki. Several może wymagać obu rąk.
Jacek Kościukiewicz (asker) May 6, 2018:
No właśnie, Frank. Chyba zatem użyję "od więcej niż dwóch do siedmiu dni".
These are very amorphous numbers. The author wants to differentiate a few from more than a few.
Jacek Kościukiewicz (asker) May 6, 2018:
Właśnie ten patent tłumaczę. Jednakże biorąc pod uwagę (...) to weeks and months (...) kilkanaście raczej nie pasuje, gdyż po polsku jest to więcej niż 10, a wcześniej jest tydzień.
geopiet May 6, 2018:
czyli parę dni,
kilka dni,
kilkanaście dni,
kilka tygodni,
parę miesięcy,
kilkanaście tygodni,
kilka miesięcy
geopiet May 6, 2018:
The stability concerning aggregation may be determined by SEC after defined time periods, e.g. from a few to several days, to weeks and months under different storage conditions - https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170081381

Proposed translations

+1
4 mins

od dwóch do kilku (dni)

.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2018-05-06 15:40:57 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

few:
a small number of.

synonyms: a small number, a handful, one or two, a couple, two or three;

------

several:
more than two but not many.

synonyms: some, a number of, a few;
Peer comment(s):

agree Piotr Kresak
5 hrs
dziękuję
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search