No. 12,347 in Polish
mordowac
To murder or massacre.
In a sentence
On zamierzał mordować zdradzieckich szpiegów.
He planned to murder the treacherous spies.
Here, 'mordować' is used in the literal sense, referring to the act of killing in a dramatic or dark context.
Ciężka praca mnie mordowała przez cały tydzień.
Hard work tormented me all week.
In this example, 'mordować' is employed metaphorically to imply causing extreme distress or hardship.
Nie będę dopuścił do tego, aby ktoś z Twojej rodziny został zamordowany.
I will not allow anyone in your family to be murdered.
This sentence uses 'zamordowany,' the noun form of the word indicating that something bad was done to someone, typically in a tragic or violent context.
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