No. 13,392 in Polish

ołów

"Lead" (the metal).

In a sentence

Ołówek zawiera grafit zamiast ołowiu.
The pencil contains graphite instead of lead.
The word 'ołów' is used literally to signify 'lead,' the chemical element.
Stary zegar miał obudowę splecioną z ołowiu.
The old clock had a casing interwoven with lead.
Here 'ołów' refers to lead as a material used in crafting objects.
Poeta metaforycznie opisywał smutek jako ołów na sercu.
The poet metaphorically described sorrow as lead on the heart.
In this sentence, 'ołów' is used metaphorically to convey heaviness and burden.

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