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całe życie stanęło przed oczami

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, all of [one's] life stood before their eyes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.wɛ ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ staˈnɛ.wɔ pʂɛd‿ɔˈt͡ʂa.mi/
  • Syllabification: ca‧łe ży‧cie sta‧nę‧ło przed‿o‧cza‧mi

Verb

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całe życie stanęło przed oczami pf (imperfective całe życie staje przed oczami)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal, idiomatic) someone's life flashed before their eyes (someone remembered their whole life in a moment just before death) [with dative ‘whose life’]

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