No. 17,471 in Polish
zatrzeć
"Zatrzeć" means "to erase," "to blur," or "to obliterate."
In a sentence
Musiałem zatrzeć ślady po swojej pracy, aby nikt nie wiedział, co zrobiłem.
I had to erase traces of my work so that no one knew what I had done.
In this sentence, 'zatrzeć' is used in the context of removing or erasing traces or evidence of an action.
Z upływem lat wspomnienia zaczęły się zacierać i stawać mniej wyraźne.
Over the years, memories started to blur and become less clear.
Here, 'zatrzeć' is used metaphorically to describe the blurring or fading of memories over time.
Artysta postanowił zatrzeć granice między sztuką a rzeczywistością.
The artist decided to blur the boundaries between art and reality.
In this sentence, 'zatrzeć' conveys the act of blurring or merging boundaries between concepts or fields.
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