Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
unless I chipped in a chip
Slovak translation:
pokiaľ (ja) nepridám (svoju čiastku)
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Maria Chmelarova
Nov 29, 2009 16:56
14 yrs ago
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English term
unless I chipped in a chip
English to Slovak
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Business/Commerce (general)
And I realized that the whole empire was likely to come crashing down unless I chipped in a chip. And in order to protect the jobs of the people who worked for the airline, and protect the jobs of the people who worked for the record company, I had to sell the family jewelry to protect the airline.
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Nov 30, 2009 19:20: Maria Chmelarova changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "unless I chipped in a chip"" to ""pokiaľ (ja) nepridám (svoju čiastku)""
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pokiaľ (ja) nepridám (svoju čiastku)
čiastku (vo forme financií)... Ak sa nemylim v texte sa pise o šperkoch.
symbol. - účasť na niečom a pod.;
"chip in" - contribute money, help, or advice,
1." If we all chip in we'll have enough to buy a suitable gift".
" Everyone chipped in with ideas for the baby shower".
2.In poker and other games, to put up chip or money as one's bet.
" I'll chip in another hundred but that's my limit".
(v.) has one meaning- contribute to some cause
Mark Twain used this term in Roughing It (1872) " I'll be there and chip in and help, too".
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s radostou, M.
symbol. - účasť na niečom a pod.;
"chip in" - contribute money, help, or advice,
1." If we all chip in we'll have enough to buy a suitable gift".
" Everyone chipped in with ideas for the baby shower".
2.In poker and other games, to put up chip or money as one's bet.
" I'll chip in another hundred but that's my limit".
(v.) has one meaning- contribute to some cause
Mark Twain used this term in Roughing It (1872) " I'll be there and chip in and help, too".
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2009-11-30 19:21:41 GMT) Post-grading
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s radostou, M.
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Comment: "Maria, velmi pekne vam dakujem, moc ste mi pomohla"
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