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  What it means

  Literally “disaster of abundance.” The paradox of having too much of something — an overabundance that becomes a problem. “A glut,” “too much of a good thing.” Classic example: a bumper harvest that crashes prices and ruins farmers.

  Vocabulary

  • klęska — disaster, calamity
  • urodzaj — abundance, bumper harvest

  Grammar note

  'Urodzaju' is the genitive of 'urodzaj' — genitive of type/cause.

  Cultural context

  An agricultural paradox deeply familiar in Polish farming culture — a record harvest can be economically ruinous if prices collapse.

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