Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

Na to ci przyszło...

English translation:

Dear God, so you came to this!?

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Nov 4, 2013 16:11
10 yrs ago
Polish term

Na to ci przyszło...

Polish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Zmartwiony były mąż odwiedza swą byłą żonę w szpitalu. Nie widzieli się wiele lat, a ona wygląda na bardzo chorą. Mąż mówi: "Boże, na to ci przyszło..."
Change log

Nov 6, 2013 12:05: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

Discussion

Darius Saczuk Nov 4, 2013:
Argh...so many ways to express this...;-)
Dariusz: a magnificent lament.

Proposed translations

+2
44 mins
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Dear God, so you came to this!?

Sorry for aborted tries.
What bad luck! What has happened to you?
So, it has finally come to this.
Dear God, so it had to come down to this.
Dear God, so it came down to this.

Peer comment(s):

agree MrFox
6 mins
Thank you. A short phrase in Polish, but so full of nuance.
agree Dorota Madrzyk
5 hrs
Jestem bardzo wdzięczny.
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Bardzo dziękuję :)"
23 mins

poor you

In this context only.
Something went wrong...
8 hrs

So this is where you ended up ...

What has befallen you? So this is where you ended up ...
Something went wrong...
12 hrs

So this is what you came to

Oh Dear God! So this is what you came to
Something went wrong...
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