No. 17,978 in Polish
śmietana
Cream.
In a sentence
Lubię dodawać śmietanę do zupy pomidorowej.
I like to add sour cream to tomato soup.
In this context, 'śmietana' refers to sour cream used as an ingredient in cooking.
Śmietana jest produktem mlecznym.
Cream is a dairy product.
Here, 'śmietana' denotes cream as a general dairy product in an informative statement.
Czy mogę dosłownie rozlać śmietanę na stole?
Can I literally spill cream over the table?
In this sentence, 'śmietana' is mentioned as a tangible food item that could be accidentally spilled.
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