No. 15,048 in Polish
rozwalić
"Rozwalić" means "to smash," "to destroy," or "to mess up."
In a sentence
Rozwaliłem wazon, gdy przepychaliśmy się w salonie.
I broke the vase while we were pushing each other in the living room.
Here, 'rozwalić' means 'to break' or 'to destroy (by accident)' referring to physical damage to an object.
Rozwaliła nam cały plan swoim niespodziewanym wyjazdem.
She disrupted our entire plan with her unexpected trip.
In this sentence, 'rozwalić' conveys the meaning 'to mess up' or 'to disrupt', impacting an abstract concept—a plan.
Rozwaliłeś mnie swoimi dowcipami, dawno się tak nie śmiałem.
You cracked me up with your jokes; I haven't laughed like that in a while.
Here, 'rozwalić' is used informally to mean 'to make someone laugh uncontrollably.'
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