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V podstate máš pravdu.
You're actually right.
Podstata problému spočíva v zlom plánovaní.
The essence of the problem lies in poor planning.
V podstate súhlasím, ale treba ešte detaily.
In essence I agree, but we still need the details.
Lekár vysvetlil podstatu choroby jednoducho.
The doctor explained the essence of the illness simply.
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Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗English gloss from the frequency publish path. Includes Tatoeba example sentences when present.
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