No. 1,454 in Polish
zwłoki
"Zwłoki" means "corpse" or "remains" in English.
In a sentence
Policja znalazła zwłoki w lesie.
The police found a corpse in the forest.
Here, 'zwłoki' refers to a dead body, used in a literal sense.
Po długich zwłokach, postanowiliśmy wyjechać na wakacje.
After a long delay, we decided to go on vacation.
Here, 'zwłokach' (a plural locative form of 'zwłoki') is used metaphorically to mean a delay.
Zwłoki zająca leżały na poboczu drogi.
The remains of a hare were lying by the roadside.
In this sentence, 'zwłoki' is specifically describing the remnants of an animal.
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