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  What it means

  Literally “ugly as a November night.” A vivid simile for someone or something extremely unattractive. November in Poland is famously grey, dark, and miserable.

  Vocabulary

  • brzydki — ugly
  • noc — night
  • listopadowy — November (adjective)

  Grammar note

  'Jak' introduces a comparison. 'Noc listopadowa' is nominative — the thing being compared to.

  Cultural context

  November (listopad) is widely considered the most depressing month in Poland — cold, dark, and foggy. The comparison is both vivid and very Polish.

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