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  What it means

  Literally “to take from the air.” Used when someone invents a number, fact, or claim with no basis — the Polish equivalent of pulling something out of thin air or making it up on the spot.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • powietrze — air

  Grammar note

  'Z powietrza' is the genitive of 'powietrze' after the preposition 'z' (from/out of).

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