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  What it means

  “Even Hercules cannot help when there is a whole sea of people.” A more elevated variant of the same idea: individual strength, however legendary, is no match for overwhelming numbers.

  English equivalent

  Even Hercules cannot contend against two.

  Vocabulary

  • Herkules — Hercules
  • pomóc — to help
  • morze — sea
  • cały — whole, entire

  Grammar note

  'Nie pomoże' is the negated future of 'pomóc'. 'Kiedy ludzi całe morze' — 'ludzi' is the genitive plural after 'morze' (a sea of people).

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