No. 12,001 in Polish
lawiną
"Lawiną" means "avalanche" in English.
In a sentence
Wiadomości napływają do nas lawiną.
Messages are coming to us in an avalanche.
Here, 'lawiną' literally means 'an avalanche,' but it is used metaphorically to describe the large and overwhelming flow of messages.
Zaszło osunięcie śniegu przyczyniające się do lawiną.
A snow slide occurred contributing to an avalanche.
In this context, 'lawiną' refers directly to the natural disaster, an avalanche of snow.
Prace nad projektem postępowały lawiną pomysłów.
Work on the project advanced with an avalanche of ideas.
Here, 'lawiną' is again used metaphorically to describe a rapid and overwhelming sequence of ideas.
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