Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
brać, wziąć nad kimś górę, być górą nad kimś
English translation:
get the upper hand over sb., one-up sb.
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Darius Saczuk
Jan 13, 2013 13:52
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Polish term
Raz górą jest jeden, potem przewagę zdobywa drugi.
Polish to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Zdanie: Raz górą jest jeden, potem przewagę zdobywa drugi.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | first one, then the other gets the upper hand |
Darius Saczuk
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| 2 | to swap (swapping) dominance |
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Change log
Jan 15, 2013 13:20: Darius Saczuk Created KOG entry
Jan 15, 2013 13:23: Darius Saczuk changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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first one, then the other gets the upper hand
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-01-13 13:58:04 GMT)
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Nox Wrote: It's like watching a game of tennis where first one then the other gets the upper hand.
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2013-01-15 13:22:25 GMT) Post-grading
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one-up (wnp)
tr.v. one-upped, one-up·ping, one-ups Informal
To keep one step ahead of (a competitor or opponent, for example)
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-01-13 13:58:04 GMT)
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Nox Wrote: It's like watching a game of tennis where first one then the other gets the upper hand.
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2013-01-15 13:22:25 GMT) Post-grading
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one-up (wnp)
tr.v. one-upped, one-up·ping, one-ups Informal
To keep one step ahead of (a competitor or opponent, for example)
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to swap (swapping) dominance
... a dominance test reveals that Alpha is now inferior in fighting ability to Beta, in which case the two players swap dominance roles.
http://goo.gl/jyi0p - page 409
http://goo.gl/jyi0p - page 409
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