całe życie stanęło przed oczami

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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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): /ˈt͡sawɛ ˈʐɘt͡ɕɛ staˈnɛwɔ pʂɛd ɔˈt͡ʂami/

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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