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  What it means

  Literally “to lie as wasteland.” Very similar to ’leżeć odłogiem’ — means to be completely unused and neglected. ‘Ugór’ is uncultivated wasteland, slightly more barren than fallow land.

  Vocabulary

  • ugór — wasteland, uncultivated land

  Grammar note

  'Ugorem' is the instrumental of 'ugór' — instrumental of state.

  Cultural context

  Slightly stronger than 'odłogiem' — ugór implies longer neglect and more complete abandonment.

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