No. 13,769 in Polish
podziałał
"Podziałał" means "it worked" or "it had an effect."
In a sentence
Rozmawiał ze mną i ten pomysł naprawdę podziałał.
He talked to me and that idea really worked.
The term refers to an action or idea being effective.
Podziałał na mnie jego urok osobisty, więc zgodziłem się na spotkanie.
His charm worked on me, so I agreed to the meeting.
Here, the term describes the influence someone’s characteristics had.
Mam nadzieję, że lek na ból głowy już podziałał.
I hope the headache medicine has already worked.
In this case, the word indicates medicinal effectiveness.
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