No. 15,402 in Polish
sparzyć
"To scald" or "to burn (with hot liquid or steam)."
In a sentence
Nie dotykaj tej gorącej patelni, bo możesz się sparzyć.
Don't touch the hot pan, because you might burn yourself.
In this sentence, 'sparzyć' is used in a reflexive form, meaning to burn oneself accidentally by contacting something hot.
Sparzyłem herbatę wrzątkiem i zostawiłem ją do ostygnięcia.
I steeped (literally 'scalded') the tea with boiling water and left it to cool.
Here, 'sparzyć' is used in a transitive form to describe the action of pouring boiling water over tea leaves to prepare tea.
Musisz uważać na podjęcie niewłaściwej decyzji, bo możesz się sparzyć.
You have to be careful when making a wrong decision, as you might regret it.
In this metaphorical use, 'sparzyć się' refers to experiencing regret or negative results due to a wrong choice or mistake.
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