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No. 6,900 in Polish

gawron

"Rook" (a type of bird in the crow family).

In a sentence

  • Gawron usiadł na gałęzi.

    The rook sat on the branch.

    Here, 'gawron' is used to describe a bird of the corvidae family.

  • Znajomy to prawdziwy gawron, zawsze coś kombinuje.

    My acquaintance is a real rook, always scheming something.

    In this case, 'gawron' metaphorically refers to someone cunning or mischievous.

  • Widziałem ekipę dzieci bawiących się wśród fannych gawronów na polu.

    I saw a group of children playing among the funny rooks in the field.

    Here, 'gawronów' refers once again to the bird, used in plural to highlight a context of nature.

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