No. 14,184 in Polish

prać

"Prać" means "to wash" (typically referring to laundry).

In a sentence

Czy mogę prać tę sukienkę w pralce?
Can I wash this dress in the washing machine?
The word 'prać' is used here in its literal meaning, related to the action of washing clothes.
Nie musisz prać ręcznie, mamy pralkę.
You don't need to wash it by hand; we have a washing machine.
'Prać' refers again to the activity of cleaning clothes, contrasting manual and mechanical methods.
Jeśli nadal będą się prać, to zadzwonię na policję.
If they keep fighting, I will call the police.
Here, 'prać' is used in informal conversation to mean 'fight' in a physical manner, demonstrating its figurative use in Polish.

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