No. 675 in Slovak

pôsobí

"Acts," "operates," or "affects."

In a sentence

Pôsobí ako lekár v miestnej nemocnici.
He works as a doctor in the local hospital.
In this sentence, 'pôsobí' refers to 'acting' or 'serving' in a professional capacity.
Tá nádhera pôsobí ako balzam na moje nervy.
That beauty acts as a balm for my nerves.
Here, 'pôsobí' is used to mean 'having an effect' or 'impact' on someone's feelings.
Jeho správanie pôsobí nedôveryhodne.
His behavior appears untrustworthy.
In this context, 'pôsobí' means 'to appear' or 'to give an impression' of something.

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