No. 13,684 in Polish
poddawać
"To submit," "to yield," or "to surrender."
In a sentence
Nie wolno się poddawać w obliczu trudności.
One must not give up in the face of difficulties.
Here, 'poddawać' is used reflexively as 'poddawać się,' meaning to give up or surrender to circumstances.
Należy poddawać jedzenie dokładnej kontroli jakości.
Food must be subjected to thorough quality control.
In this sentence, 'poddawać' means 'to subject' something (food) to an action (quality control).
Sportowcy muszą poddawać swoje ciała intensywnemu treningowi.
Athletes must subject their bodies to intensive training.
Here, 'poddawać' also means 'to subject,' emphasizing the process of training performed by athletes.
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