No. 1,447 in Polish
zawody
"Zawody" in English means "competitions" or "professions," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Zawody sportowe odbędą się w szkole w przyszłym tygodniu.
The sports competitions will take place at the school next week.
Here, "zawody" refers to organized events or competitions related to sports.
Po wielu latach pracy zmieniła zawody, teraz jest nauczycielką.
After many years of work, she changed professions; now she is a teacher.
In this context, "zawody" refers to professions or occupations in the plural form.
Byłem bardzo rozczarowany po tych zawodach.
I was very disappointed after those events.
Here, "zawody" expresses feelings of disappointment, used in a figurative sense to denote disheartening events or situations.
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