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Musíme pomáhať tým, ktorí sa nevedia brániť.
We must help those who can't defend themselves.
Bránili svoju vlasť pred útočníkmi.
They defended their homeland against the invaders.
Bránila svoj názor pokojnými slovami.
She defended her opinion with calm words.
Dážď nám bránil pokračovať v ceste.
The rain prevented us from continuing the journey.
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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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