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  What it means

  “Love your family from a distance.” Close relatives are easier to get along with when you don’t live on top of each other. A wry acknowledgement that family ties can be strained by proximity.

  English equivalent

  Good fences make good neighbours.

  Vocabulary

  • familia — family, relatives
  • daleko — far, from afar
  • kochać się — to love each other

  Grammar note

  'Z daleka' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'from a distance'. The reflexive 'się kochaj' is an imperative form.

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