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  What it means

  Literally “not everything is gold that shines.” The Polish version of “all that glitters is not gold.” Warns against being deceived by appearances.

  Vocabulary

  • złoto — gold
  • świecić się — to shine / to glitter
  • wszystko — everything

  Grammar note

  'Co' here is a relative pronoun meaning 'that/which.' The reflexive verb 'świecić się' means to gleam or glitter.

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