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  What it means

  “More familiarity than acquaintance.” Said of someone who acts overly familiar or intimate with people they barely know — taking liberties that their actual relationship doesn’t warrant.

  English equivalent

  Familiarity breeds contempt.

  Vocabulary

  • poufałość — familiarity, over-familiarity, forwardness
  • znajomość — acquaintance, knowledge of someone
  • więcej — more
  • niż — than

  Grammar note

  'Poufałości' and 'znajomości' are genitive singulars after 'więcej … niż'. The sentence is elliptical — no verb is stated.

  Cultural context

  Reflects Polish social norms around the distinction between formal acquaintance and genuine closeness.

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