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  What it means

  Literally “cross-country / cutting across.” Means going directly across country, cutting through rather than following roads — “cross-country,” “cutting across,” “as the crow flies.”

  Vocabulary

  • przełaj — cross-country route, shortcut across terrain

  Grammar note

  'Na przełaj' uses the accusative of 'przełaj' after 'na' — manner of travel.

  Cultural context

  Cross-country running ('bieg na przełaj') is a standard school sport in Poland — every Pole knows this phrase from PE class.

  Intermediate

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