No. 604 in Slovenian
aleš
"Aleš" is a Slovenian male given name, equivalent to "Alex" or "Alexander" in English.
In a sentence
Aleš hitro teki po parku.
Aleš quickly ran through the park.
In this sentence, 'Aleš' is used as a proper noun, specifically as the name of a person.
To ni aleš vsega, kar imam povedati.
This is not the crux of everything I have to say.
Here, 'aleš' is used metaphorically or idiomatically to imply the core or essence of something.
Mi je aleš postal tako blizu kot brat.
To me, Aleš has become as close as a brother.
In this case, 'Aleš' still functions as a proper noun, referring to a personal name, but it's embedded in a metaphorical expression.
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