No. 10,389 in Polish
cudem
"By a miracle" or "miraculously."
In a sentence
Zdobył medal cudem, pokonując wielu konkurentów.
He won the medal by a miracle, overcoming many competitors.
In this sentence, 'cudem' is used to express that an event happened in an extraordinary or unexpected manner, often due to luck or a seemingly divine intervention.
Cudem uniknęliśmy wypadku na autostradzie.
We miraculously avoided an accident on the highway.
Here, 'cudem' is used to indicate that an unlikely or fortunate occurrence prevented a disaster.
Cudem znalazłem zgubiony klucz przed wyjściem.
I miraculously found the lost key before leaving.
In this example, 'cudem' conveys the idea that finding the lost key was an extremely unlikely or fortunate event.
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