No. 3,349 in Polish
wbił
"Pierced," "drove," or "thrust" (past tense of "wbić").
In a sentence
On wbił gwóźdź w deskę.
He nailed the nail into the plank.
Here, 'wbił' is used to describe the physical action of hitting a nail into a piece of wood.
Ten pomysł wbił mi się w pamięć.
This idea has stuck in my memory.
In this sentence, 'wbił' is used metaphorically to describe how an idea firmly ingrained itself in memory.
Kiedy wszyscy byli w kolejce, on wbił się do przodu.
When everyone was in line, he pushed his way to the front.
Here, 'wbił' conveys the action of someone forcibly inserting or moving themselves to a position, in this case in a line.
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