No. 13,069 in Polish
odpędzić
To chase away or drive off.
In a sentence
Musimy odpędzić te muchy od jedzenia.
We must fend off these flies from the food.
The verb 'odpędzić' indicates here the action of driving away or repelling something that causes nuisance or distraction.
Czarownik próbował odpędzić złe duchy.
The sorcerer tried to repel evil spirits.
In this sentence, 'odpędzić' is used in the context of purging or preventing the approach of malevolent entities, typically in a figurative or spiritual sense.
Strażnik musiał odpędzić tłum od bramy.
The guard had to drive away the crowd from the gate.
Here, 'odpędzić' refers to the act of forcibly dispersing or removing a gathering of individuals.
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