garść

Definitions

1. 1.
   grasp, grip (hand understood as a tool to hold something in it)

   • Łopatę w garść i do roboty!

     Grab the spade and get to work!

   • Myślę, widząc pustostany na tle biurowców ze szkła / Oby szlag je trafił, biorę w garść miedziaki / Tyle mam, mogę tym cisnąć prosto w twarz bogatym

     I think, seeing the vacant buildings in the background of the glass office buildings / Damn them all, I'm taking the coppers in hand / I have so much, I can throw it right in the face of rich people.

2. 2.
   fistful, handful (amount that can be held in a closed fist)
3. 3.
   pile of harvested grain in a field before it is tied into sheaves

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