No. 17,158 in Polish

zabrała

"Took" or "removed."

In a sentence

Anna zabrała książki ze stołu.
Anna took the books from the table.
In this sentence, 'zabrała' indicates the action of taking or removing something from a location, focusing on the transfer of objects.
Zabrała głos podczas zebrania.
She spoke during the meeting.
Here, 'zabrała' is used idiomatically to mean 'she took the floor' or started speaking, focusing on initiating an action rather than physically taking an object.
Kiedy przechodziła obok, zabrała mi piłkę.
When she walked by, she took my ball.
In this sentence, 'zabrała' again means 'took' in the sense of physically taking an object, highlighting the act of removing something from someone.

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