No. 17,276 in Polish
zalana
"Zalana" means "flooded" or "soaked" in English.
In a sentence
Ulica jest zalana po intensywnym deszczu.
The street is flooded after the heavy rain.
In this sentence, 'zalana' is used as a past participle adjective describing the state of the street being flooded with water.
Ona wygląda na zalaną łzami po przeczytaniu tego listu.
She appears to be overwhelmed with tears after reading the letter.
Here, 'zalaną' is used metaphorically to express being covered or overwhelmed by something, in this case, tears.
Wieczorem często widać okna zalane ciepłym światłem lamp.
In the evening, the windows are often lit with the warm light of lamps.
In this example, 'zalane' metaphorically describes being infused or brightened by light.
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