No. 11,648 in Polish
klęską
"Klęską" means "disaster" or "defeat."
In a sentence
Ta wojna skończyła się klęską dla obu stron.
This war ended in a disaster for both sides.
Here, 'klęską' refers to 'disaster', indicating a great loss or defeat.
Niepowodzenie podczas zawodów było dla niego dużą klęską.
The failure during the competition was a major defeat for him.
In this sentence, 'klęską' is used to describe 'defeat' in the context of a failure or setback.
Nasz wspólny plan okazał się klęską, ale spróbujemy ponownie.
Our joint plan turned out to be a failure, but we will try again.
Here, 'klęską' denotes 'failure', showing that something did not succeed as intended.
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