No. 16,851 in Polish
wyleciał
"Fell out" or "flew out."
In a sentence
Rano ptak wyleciał z gniazda, szukając pożywienia.
The bird flew out of the nest in the morning, searching for food.
The word 'wyleciał' is used to describe the action of physically flying out, in the context of a bird leaving its nest.
Wyleciał mi z głowy termin spotkania.
The appointment date slipped my mind.
Here, 'wyleciał' is used metaphorically to indicate forgetting something, as if it 'flew out' of one's mind.
Podczas burzy otwarte okno spowodowało, że kartki papieru wyleciały na zewnątrz.
During the storm, the open window caused sheets of paper to fly outside.
In this case, 'wyleciały' illustrates papers physically being blown or carried out of a space by the wind.
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