No. 15,550 in Polish
stchórzył
"Stchórzył" means "he chickened out" or "he acted cowardly."
In a sentence
Marek stchórzył i nie wszedł do ciemnego lasu.
Marek chickened out and didn’t enter the dark forest.
Here, 'stchórzył' is used to describe Marek's choice to avoid a situation due to fear.
Nie możemy pozwolić, aby ktokolwiek z naszej grupy stchórzył przed wyzwaniem.
We can't let anyone in our group chicken out before the challenge.
In this sentence, 'stchórzył' conveys reluctance or fear to confront a challenging task.
Opowiadano, że rycerz stchórzył przed smokiem podczas walki.
It was said that the knight chickened out before the dragon during the fight.
Here, 'stchórzył' is used to narrate an instance of retreat or avoidance due to fear in a story.
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