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  What it means

  Literally “colleague by the brush.” Means a fellow painter or artist — someone who shares the same craft or profession. The Polish equivalent of “a fellow of the same trade.”

  Vocabulary

  • kolega — colleague, fellow
  • pędzel — paintbrush

  Grammar note

  'Po pędzlu' uses the locative of 'pędzel' after 'po' — 'po' here indicates shared profession or characteristic.

  Cultural context

  Part of a productive Polish pattern: 'kolega po fachu' (colleague by trade), 'kolega po piórze' (fellow writer — colleague by the pen).

  Intermediate

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