No. 10,950 in Polish
eskalować
To escalate; to increase in intensity or seriousness.
In a sentence
Konflikt zaczął eskalować po nieporozumieniach podczas spotkania.
The conflict began to escalate after misunderstandings during the meeting.
Here, 'eskalować' refers to a situation increasing in intensity or seriousness.
Firma postanowiła nie eskalować sporu poprzez podjęcie dalszych kroków prawnych.
The company decided not to escalate the dispute by taking further legal actions.
In this case, 'eskalować' is used to denote the conscious decision not to intensify a situation.
Ostra krytyka mediów mogła eskalować napięcie międzynarodowe.
The harsh media criticism could have escalated international tension.
This usage of 'eskalować' suggests potentially causing an increase in intensity of a situation.
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