No. 3,406 in Polish
wystarczyło
"Was enough" or "sufficed."
In a sentence
Wystarczyło jedno spojrzenie, aby zrozumieć, że się zgadza.
One glance was enough to understand that it was true.
In this sentence, 'wystarczyło' means 'was sufficient/enough' and emphasizes that just one glance provided the needed understanding.
Do zakończenia projektu wystarczyło kilka dodatkowych godzin.
To complete the project, a few additional hours sufficed.
Here, 'wystarczyło' conveys that a small amount of additional time was adequate to achieve the task.
Wystarczyło mu tylko parę słów, aby wyjaśnić sytuację.
He only needed a few words to explain the situation.
This sentence uses 'wystarczyło' to indicate that very few words were sufficient for explanation.
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