No. 14,079 in Polish
powstrzymuje
"Powstrzymuje" means "restrains" or "stops."
In a sentence
Ona powstrzymuje swoje emocje, by nie pokazać, jak bardzo jest zdenerwowana.
She restrains her emotions to not show how upset she is.
'Powstrzymuje' is used here to denote the action of controlling or holding back emotions.
Powstrzymuję się od jedzenia słodyczy, aby schudnąć.
I hold myself back from eating sweets to lose weight.
In this case, 'powstrzymuje' reflects self-restraint or refraining from an action.
Powstrzymaliśmy chaos, który wybuchł podczas zebrania.
We prevented the chaos that erupted during the meeting.
Here, 'powstrzymuje' means to prevent or put a stop to something from happening.
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