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  What it means

  Literally “adjustable key/wrench.” The Polish term for an adjustable spanner or monkey wrench. Used figuratively for a versatile person or tool that can handle many different situations.

  Vocabulary

  • klucz — key; wrench, spanner
  • nastawny — adjustable (from nastawiać — to adjust)

  Grammar note

  Nominative masculine. 'Klucz szwedzki' is a common synonym — both refer to the same tool.

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