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  What it means

  Literally “the voice of nature.” Refers to a natural instinct or urge — often used humorously as a euphemism for needing the toilet, but also used seriously to mean a deep natural calling or instinct.

  Vocabulary

  • głos — voice
  • natura — nature

  Grammar note

  'Natury' is the genitive singular of 'natura', used in a descriptive genitive construction.

  Cultural context

  The humorous euphemistic use ('odpowiedzieć na głos natury' — to answer the call of nature) is very common in Polish.

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