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podratowywać

//pɔd.ra.tɔˈvɘ.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to succour (to help someone a little)
  2. 2.
    to mend (to improve something a little)
  3. 3.
    to salvage (to attempt to to not lose (i.e. honor) completely or to prevent someone from losing completely)
  4. 4.
    to salvage (to make something acceptable despite flaws)
  5. 5.
    to succour (to help oneself a little)

Etymology

From podratować + -ywać. First attested in 1847.

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