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 Oct 16, 11, 11:26    #1
Hi! How would a native Polish speaker translate the expression to make someone blush; to make someone go red, with the sense of embarrassing someone? Is the expression something like sprawić kogoś, źe się rumienić? Please correct the following sentence:
Yesterday my boyfriend's audacious comment made me blush = Wczoraj śmiała uwaga mojego chłopaka sprawiła, że się zarumieniłam
Thank you in advance for your help (Dzięki z góry za pomoc)
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 Oct 16, 11, 18:04    #2
That's basically OK. I would most probably use "...że się zaczerwieniłam", but there's no any significant difference. The verb "rumienić się" is also used in culinary contexts, while "czerwienić się" is not.
I don't like "śmiała" for "uwaga" in this sentence of yours. I don't know why as the adjective is formally OK in this context, but I wouldn't say it this way. Probably I would use "odważna odwaga" instead.
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 Oct 16, 11, 18:53    #3
czarnykot:
Yesterday my boyfriend's audacious comment made me blush = Wczoraj śmiała uwaga mojego chłopaka sprawiła, że się zarumieniłam


audacious can be also translated as bezczelny, zuchwały
These are synonyms: : spiec raka, spłonąć rumieńcem, zaczerwienić się, zarumienić się (po uszy)

W odpowiedzi na jego zuchwały komentarz Zosia spiekła raka. But watch this: Zosia spiekła się na raka na plaży.
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 Oct 17, 11, 18:26    #4
boletus:
Zosia spiekła się na raka na plaży.

Yes! Must be very careful! :-) - but thanks again ...



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