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1 grunt
stać na twardym/pewnym gruncie — to be on firm ground
tracić (stracić perf) grunt pod nogami — to be out of one's depth
w gruncie rzeczy — in fact, essentially
* * *mipl. -y l. -a1. (= gleba, rola) soil, earth; grunty orne roln. arable land.2. (= teren) land, ground; spotkać się na neutralnym gruncie meet on neutral ground; mieć grunt pod nogami be on firm ground; stracić grunt pod nogami be out of one's depth; trafić na podatny grunt find favorable conditions; przygotować grunt create favorable conditions, ensure favorable reception; grunt pali mu się pod nogami the heat is on for him.3. (= majątek) estate.4. (= dno) bottom; nie mieć gruntu (= nie sięgać dna) be beyond l. out of one's depth; do gruntu totally, absolutely.5. przen. (= istota) essence, point; grunt to... pot. the most important thing is..., what matters is..., what counts is...; z gruntu basically; w gruncie rzeczy in fact; stać na gruncie czegoś base on l. upon sth.6. zwł. sztuka ground, base.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > grunt
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2 zasadniczo
adv. 1. (zupełnie) [zmienić się, różnić się] fundamentally 2. (właściwie) [zgodzić się, popierać] in principle, generally- zasadniczo nie lubił kotów, ale Mimi była wyjątkiem in principle he didn’t like cats, but Mimi was an exception* * *adv( całkowicie) fundamentally; ( w zasadzie) in principle* * *adv.1. (= całkowicie) fundamentally, substantially, in substance/principle.2. (= na ogół) as a rule, basically, essentially.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zasadniczo
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3 prostu
invpo prostu (= zwyczajnie) — basically, (= wprost) straight
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