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  What it means

  Literally “the fifth wheel on a wagon.” Describes someone who is unnecessary, redundant, or feels out of place in a group. “A third wheel.”

  Vocabulary

  • koło — wheel
  • wóz — wagon/cart

  Grammar note

  Ordinal number 'piąte' (fifth).

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