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  What it means

  Literally “thin skin.” Means oversensitivity — being easily hurt or offended by criticism. The opposite of “gruba skóra” (thick skin).

  Vocabulary

  • cienki — thin
  • skóra — skin

  Grammar note

  A noun phrase in the nominative. Used predicatively: 'mieć cienką skórę' (to have thin skin).

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