No. 1,157 in Polish
trwała
"Trwała" means "perm" (as in a permanent wave hairstyle) in English.
In a sentence
Trwała zmiana jest kluczowa dla sukcesu.
A lasting change is crucial for success.
Adjective meaning 'lasting', describing the nature of 'zmiana' (change).
Wczoraj moja babcia zrobiła sobie trwałą ondulację.
Yesterday my grandmother got a perm.
Noun referring to a 'perm', a hairstyle technique commonly used.
W pierwszym roku wojna trwała kilka miesięcy, ale potem się przedłużyła.
In the first year, the war lasted a few months, but then it was prolonged.
Verb in past-tense feminine form 'trwała' derived from 'trwać', meaning 'lasted' in this context.
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