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gola

The Polish word "gola" means "goal" (in sports).

In a sentence

Polska drużyna właśnie strzeliła gola.
The Polish team just scored a goal.
In this sentence, 'gola' refers to a sports goal scored by a team, specifically in football.
Mój dziadek trzyma w piwnicy starą figurę goli.
My grandfather keeps an old statue of naked figures in the basement.
Here, 'goli' is a plural form of 'goły', meaning 'naked', used to describe unclothed figures, in this case statues.
Na plaży widziałem kilka goli.
At the beach, I saw a few naked people.
'Goli' indicates naked individuals in a casual description about a beach scenario.

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