beton

This is the 4114th most frequent Polish word.


beton

"Beton" in Polish means "concrete" in English.


In this sentence, 'beton' refers to the construction material commonly used for building structures.

Robotnicy wylali beton na fundamenty budynku.

The workers poured concrete on the building's foundations.


Here, 'beton' is used to specify the medium of a piece of art or object.

Podczas spaceru po parku zobaczyłem modernistyczną rzeźbę z betonu.

While walking in the park, I saw a modernist sculpture made of concrete.


In this usage, 'beton' metaphorically refers to something unresponsive or indifferent, using concrete's unyielding nature as a comparison.

Rozmowa z nim była jak mówienie do betonu – zupełnie mnie nie słuchał.

Talking to him was like talking to concrete – he didn't listen to me at all.