No. 13,018 in Polish
odkopać
"To dig out" or "to unearth."
In a sentence
Muszę odkopać starą książkę z piwnicy.
I need to dig out an old book from the basement.
Here, 'odkopać' means to retrieve something buried or hidden, specifically metaphorically referring to finding something stored away.
Archeolodzy odkopali cenne artefakty na tym stanowisku.
Archaeologists have dug out valuable artifacts at this site.
In this sentence, 'odkopać' refers to the literal action of excavating or uncovering buried objects.
Po latach, udało mi się odkopać stare wspomnienia z dzieciństwa.
After years, I managed to dig out old childhood memories.
Here, 'odkopać' is used metaphorically to describe the act of recalling or bringing up past memories.
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