No. 6,818 in Polish
filip
The Polish word "filip" colloquially means a sudden thought, idea, or inspiration.
In a sentence
Filip jest bardzo dobrym przyjacielem.
Filip is a very good friend.
In this sentence, 'Filip' serves as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Zaskoczył mnie jak filip z konopii.
He surprised me out of the blue.
Here, 'filip' is part of the idiom 'jak filip z konopii,' meaning 'out of the blue' or unexpectedly, illustrating its idiomatic usage in Polish.
Nadałeś list jako priorytet, filip nas nie obchodzi.
You sent the letter as a priority, we don't care about the extra charge.
In this sentence, 'filip' colloquially refers to an additional, less important matter, displaying a different, informal usage.
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