Polish, as I understand it

I was totally engrossed in the book, it was fascinating. To be engrossed in something is to have all your attention in it.  When I am engrossed in a book, I don't notice if someone is trying to talk to me. People can be engrossed in conversation (especially if it is gossip) Gossip is a kind of conversation, often about other people's private lives and rumour. If people are engrossed in conversation it is probably salacious gossip. Salacious is an adjective to describe the topic as being of a sexual nature. Byłem całkowicie pochłonięty tą książką, ona była fascynująca. Być pochłoniętym czymś , to mieć całą swoją uwagę w czymś.  Kiedy jestem pochłonięty książką, nie zauważam kiedy ktoś mówi do mnie. Ludzie mogą być pochłonięci rozmową (szczególnie jeżeli jest to plotkowanie) Plotkowanie to rodzaj rozmowy, często o prywatnym życiu innych ludzi i plotkach. Kiedy ludzie są pochłonięci rozmową, to jest to prawdopodobnie lubieżna (sprośna) plotka. Lubieżny to przymiotni...

mother matka father ojciec mum mama dad tata daughter córka son syn sister siostra brother brat grandma babcia grandad dziadek aunt ciocia uncle wujek male cousin kuzyn female cousin kuzynka mother-in-law teściowa father-in-law teść sister-in-law szwagierka brother-in-law szwagier

I was drawn to this word because the English translation seemed unusual to me.  It comes down to the difference in American and English usage.  In the film, Kobiety mafii 2, Anna invites the mayor into a raised hunting hide with the words, i zapraszamy na ambonę subtitled as: welcome to the blind.  A blind is a US term for a hide.  In Polish, ambona, specifically refers to a raised observation platform, used in hunting.  Whereas a blind or a hide can be at ground level or raised.  Primarily, ambona is a word for the pulpit in a church.  As well as its use to describe a raised hide, it can also describe the safety rail at the prow of a yacht, which is also called a pulpit in English.