No. 13,287 in Polish
opędzają
"Opędzają" means "they fend off" or "they deal with."
In a sentence
Rolnicy całymi dniami opędzają się od ptaków zjadających ich zbiory.
Farmers spend entire days fending off birds that eat their crops.
In this sentence, 'opędzają' refers to the act of fending off or scaring away persistently present birds.
Dzieci opędzają się od natarczywych komarów podczas zabawy na dworze.
Children fend off pesky mosquitos while playing outside.
Here, 'opędzają' conveys the action of repelling or dealing with the disturbances caused by mosquitos.
Sprzedawca w sklepie opędza się od niegrzecznych klientów.
The shopkeeper fends off rude customers.
In this case, 'opędzają' is used metaphorically to depict managing or handling unwelcome behavior from others.
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