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Polish frequency list

No. 16,256 in Polish

urwać

"Urwać" means "to break off" or "to tear off."

In a sentence

  • Musiałem urwać rozmowę, ponieważ miałem pilne obowiązki.

    I had to cut off the conversation because I had urgent duties.

    In this sentence, 'urwać' is used to mean discontinuing or abruptly stopping an action, in this case, a conversation.

  • Urwał się guzik od mojej koszuli.

    A button fell off my shirt.

    Here, 'urwać' describes an accidental detachment, indicating that the button has come loose from the shirt.

  • Podczas jazdy przez nierówności, mogło nam się coś urwać w samochodzie.

    While driving through bumps, something could have come loose in the car.

    'Urwać' in this context conveys the unintended severing or breaking of components due to external factors like movement or shocks.

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