No. 4,114 in Polish
beton
"Beton" in Polish means "concrete" in English.
In a sentence
Robotnicy wylali beton na fundamenty budynku.
The workers poured concrete on the building's foundations.
In this sentence, 'beton' refers to the construction material commonly used for building structures.
Podczas spaceru po parku zobaczyłem modernistyczną rzeźbę z betonu.
While walking in the park, I saw a modernist sculpture made of concrete.
Here, 'beton' is used to specify the medium of a piece of art or object.
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.
In this usage, 'beton' metaphorically refers to something unresponsive or indifferent, using concrete's unyielding nature as a comparison.
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