No. 13,372 in Polish
otrząsnąć
"To shake off" or "to rid oneself of."
In a sentence
Musisz się otrząsnąć z tych przykrych wspomnień.
You need to shake off those unpleasant memories.
In this sentence, "otrząsnąć się" means to free oneself emotionally or mentally from something burdensome or unpleasant.
Pies otrząsnął wodę po kąpieli.
The dog shook off water after the bath.
Here, "otrząsnąć" means to physically shake something off, in this case, water.
Na widok zmokniętego gołębia, postanowił się otrząsnąć i pomóc.
Upon seeing the drenched pigeon, he decided to pull himself together and help.
In this example, "otrząsnąć się" is used metaphorically to refer to recovering composure or focus to take action.
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