No. 558 in Croatian

pogodak

"Hit" or "success."

In a sentence

Njegov pogodak u posljednjoj minuti odlučio je utakmicu.
His goal in the last minute decided the match.
In this sentence, 'pogodak' is used to mean a 'goal' scored in a game or competition.
Ova investicija je bio pravi pogodak za našu tvrtku.
This investment was a real success for our company.
Here, 'pogodak' metaphorically refers to a 'hit' or 'success,' indicating something that turned out to be very successful or effective.
Posljednji udarac strelice bio je savršen pogodak u centar.
The last arrow strike was a perfect hit on the center.
In this context, 'pogodak' literally means a 'hit' or 'strike' that lands successfully at a target.

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