Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bathing machine

Polish translation:

kabina kąpielowa (na kółkach)

Added to glossary by Magdalena Hunter
Jul 21, 2006 10:42
17 yrs ago
English term

bathing machine

English to Polish Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. UK education system
Znalazlam wyjasnienie, ale nie wiem, czy ma to jakis odpowiednik po polsku

The bathing machine was a device, popular in the 19th century, which was intended to allow people to wade in the ocean at beaches without violating Victorian notions of modesty. Bathing machines were in the form of roofed and walled wooden carts which would be rolled into the sea. Some had solid wooden walls; others had canvas walls over a wooden frame.

The bathing machine was part of sea-bathing etiquette which was more rigorously enforced upon women than men, but was expected to be observed by people of both sexes among those who wished to be considered "proper".[1]

Especially in Britain, men and women wishing to enjoy the sea were usually segregated into separate areas, so that nobody of the opposite sex might catch sight of them in their bathing suits, which (although extremely modest by more modern standards) were not considered proper clothing to be seen in by the general public.
Proposed translations (Polish)
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Peer comment(s):

agree DarekS : Tak samo Ectaco on-line i Ling.pl
7 mins
ech, nie czytałeś „Godziny pąsowej róży" :-))))
agree Agnieszka Zmuda : Ja czytałam w młodości :))// A chłopcy to raczej chyba czytywali "Pana Samochodzika" :)
25 mins
Agnieszko, to było piękne. I jeszcze film z ciotką-Winnicką :-))))
agree Andrzej Mierzejewski : czytałem "Godzinę pąsowej róży" i "Pana Samochodzika" też :-) BTW kabiny kąpielowe miały napęd konny.
55 mins
:-)) a jak! a jasne :-)
agree Caryl Swift : Those were the days!Especially since those modest bathing costumes were normally made from wool!Just the thing for today's temperature!//Since that makes me the ideal target reader,I most certainly will!:)))
1 hr
Please, find somewhere and read the abovementioned book. It's for young girls mainly :-))
agree petrolhead
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "wielkie dzieki, tak to jest jak sie czytalo ksiazki dla chlopakow - zamiast dla dziewczynek "
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