No. 5,215 in Polish
rakieta
Rocket or racket.
In a sentence
Dziś rano widziałem rakietę kosmiczną startującą w telewizji.
This morning, I saw a space rocket launch on television.
Here, 'rakieta' refers to a spacecraft designed for space missions.
Do gry w tenisa używam nowej rakiety.
I use a new racket for playing tennis.
In this context, 'rakieta' refers to a tennis racket used in sports.
Ta restauracja to prawdziwa rakieta, jeśli chodzi o szybkość obsługi.
This restaurant is truly a rocket when it comes to the speed of service.
Here, 'rakieta' is used metaphorically to describe something very fast.
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