Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to extend sb's mind

Polish translation:

wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Dec 18, 2014 17:14
9 yrs ago
English term

to extend sb's mind

English to Polish Other Psychology
O facecie, który zobaczył anioła:

He said with typical exactness that it [the angel] was thirty feet high and that it stood
about that same distance— thirty feet— from where he was sitting— or standing, since they
were singing a hymn.
“It expanded my mind, because it looked like super HD. The colors and reality of it were
illuminated and exceptional."
Change log

Dec 20, 2014 22:51: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

Discussion

Jacek Konopka Dec 18, 2014:
" It expended my mind" w przypadku tego biedaka nie oznacza: ani wrażenia, ani halucynacji, ani ekspansji umysłu. (choć tu kierunek dobry.....)

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wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie

This is what it means.

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oszałamiające
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Dziękuję"
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otworzyć szeroko umysł

Też możliwe, choć nie wiem czy w tym kontekście...
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English term (edited): to expand sb's mind

wrażenie halucynacji/ekspansja umysłu

"Wywołało to wrażenie halucynacji/złudzenia/iluzji..."

mind′-expand`ing
adj.
heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.

This is my understanding in this context, however it could relate to "otwarcie/rozszerzenie się umysłu", "ekspansja umysłu".

It is difficult for me to decide between these two explanations without a broader context.
Example sentence:

Expanding your mind means that you are creating new electrochemical connections between brain cells. These new connections create new thought forms when information is received. The new connections may be between two cells or multiple cells. As these conn

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rozszerzać horyzonty umysłowe

Propozycja
Peer comment(s):

agree mike23 : // I might say the same about you. Thank you very much. Enjoy the day
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Well, you broadened my horizons, Michał. Thank you and good day.
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poszerzyć (z)rozumienie i postrzeganie (otaczającego świata)

poszerzyć zrozumienie i postrzeganie (otaczającego świata)

poszerzyć zdolność rozumienia/postrzegania

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poszerzyć możliwości/sposób postrzegania świata

poszerzyć możliwości/sposób patrzenia na świat
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Thank you, Frank.
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