Historia zatacza koło
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What it means
Literally “history traces a circle.” Means that events come full circle — what happened before is happening again. A more poetic way of saying history repeats itself, emphasising the cyclical nature of events.
Vocabulary
- historia — history
- zataczać — to trace, to describe (a circle) (imperfective)
- koło — circle, wheel
Grammar note
'Koło' is the accusative singular — the object of 'zatacza'. 'Zataczać koło' means to trace/complete a circle.
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