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acting (tutaj)
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Nov 2, 2012 17:44
11 yrs ago
English term

war godmother

English to Polish Social Sciences History
any suggestions for a Polish equivalent?

the meaning is evident here, for instance:
http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/stories/villersbelgian.htm
Proposed translations (Polish)
3 +2 wojenna matka chrzestna
4 Opiekunka groboow amerykanskich zolnierzy poleglych w II wojnie swiatowej
4 opiekunka grobów żołnierskich
References
Madrinha de guerra

Discussion

LilianNekipelov Nov 2, 2012:
Are you sure the soldier is alive? I thought they were mostly taking care of the graves of American soldiers.
Daniel Sax (asker) Nov 2, 2012:
sorry, it turns out the soldier in question is actually alive. something like opiekunka(-wolontariuszka), but she's not there fixing bandages only kind of like a penpal

Proposed translations

+2
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wojenna matka chrzestna

I don't think there is much to say about it. It's true it does not have many Google hits but the one describes a situation of Polish soldiers (alive) in France.
Reference:

http://www.szpzl.rf.pl/htm/artykul_andrzej_siekierski.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Jerzy Matwiejczuk : Znalazłem to samo źródło, ale byłaś pierwsza:-)
8 mins
Nie spieszyłam się :). Dziękuję.
agree SlawekW
22 mins
dziękuję :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks for the link, I was just worried the obvious translation had no tradition in Polish - this indicates it has at least some thanks to all! "
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Opiekunka groboow amerykanskich zolnierzy poleglych w II wojnie swiatowej

I think I would translate it this way.

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-11-02 17:50:54 GMT)
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Sorry about the typo -- grobow, of course.

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-11-02 17:53:33 GMT)
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If the soldier is alive, sorry I missed that. Then: opiekunka dla amerykanskich zolnierzy.
Peer comment(s):
neutral geopiet : tradycja datuje się od I WŚ
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1 day 7 hrs

opiekunka grobów żołnierskich

IMHO
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

Madrinha de guerra

You can find more here:
http://tinyurl.com/cty8zmj
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree geopiet : i francuski odpowiednik - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marraine_de_guerre
2 hrs
Dziękuję!
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