No. 9,157 in Polish
szpak
Starling (a type of bird).
In a sentence
W ogrodzie zobaczyłem pięknego szpaka.
In the garden, I saw a beautiful starling.
In this sentence, 'szpak' refers to the bird, starling, which is a direct use of the noun for the animal species.
Jej włosy miały kolor podobny do piór szpaka.
Her hair was the color similar to the feathers of a starling.
Here, 'szpak' represents the bird to evoke its characteristic coloring, which is used descriptively.
Na poddaszu mieszkał samotny szpak.
In the attic lived a lonely starling.
'Szpak' in this sentence is again used to refer to the bird, emphasizing a potentially metaphorical presence.
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