No. 14,879 in Russian
погони
Epaulets.
In a sentence
Полицейские устроили настоящую погоню за преступником.
The police engaged in a real chase after the criminal.
The word “погоня” here is used as a noun meaning 'chase' or 'pursuit', indicating an action of actively pursuing something or someone.
На его форме блестели золотые погоны.
Golden shoulder straps gleamed on his uniform.
The word 'погоны' in this context refers to shoulder straps, which are part of a uniform, illustrating a plural form of the word describing a tangible insignia.
Погони вокруг дома пользователя напоминали киношную сцену.
Chases around the user's house reminded of a movie scene.
In this sentence, 'погони' is used to describe multiple sequences of chasing actions, demonstrating its plural form to denote multiple events.
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