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  What it means

  Literally “to boast / for show.” Means excellent, first-rate, outstanding — “top-notch,” “first-rate,” “excellent.” E.g. “zrobione na schwał” — done excellently.

  Vocabulary

  • schwał — boast, show (archaic, from 'chwalić' — to praise)

  Grammar note

  'Na schwał' uses the accusative after 'na'. An archaic word surviving only in this fixed phrase.

  Intermediate

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