Więcej poufałości niż znajomości
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What it means
“More familiarity than acquaintance.” Said of someone who acts too familiar with people they barely know and takes liberties their relationship does not justify.
English equivalent
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Vocabulary
- poufałość — familiarity, over-familiarity, forwardness
- znajomość — acquaintance, knowledge of someone
- więcej — more
- niż — than
Grammar note
'Poufałości' and 'znajomości' are genitive singulars after 'więcej … niż'. The sentence has no stated verb.
Cultural context
Reflects Polish social norms around the distinction between formal acquaintance and genuine closeness.
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