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  What it means

  Literally “like camphor.” Means to vanish completely and suddenly — camphor evaporates quickly without a trace. “To disappear into thin air.”

  Vocabulary

  • kamfora — camphor

  Grammar note

  Used predicatively: 'zniknął jak kamfora' (he vanished like camphor). No case change — nominative after 'jak'.

  Cultural context

  Camphor was a common household substance in Poland, known for evaporating rapidly — a perfect image for sudden disappearance.

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