No. 7,434 in Catalan
assolar
"To devastate" or "to destroy".
In a sentence
El terratrèmol va assolar la ciutat, deixant molts edificis en ruïnes.
The earthquake devastated the city, leaving many buildings in ruins.
In this sentence, 'assolar' is used in its literal sense of destroying or devastating something completely.
Aquelles paraules dures van assolar la seva esperança.
Those harsh words devastated their hope.
Here, 'assolar' is employed metaphorically, indicating the emotional devastation or destruction caused by someone's words.
La sequera ha assolat els camps durant tot l'estiu.
The drought has ravaged the fields throughout the summer.
In this context, 'assolar' refers to the action of severely damaging or affecting something, attributed here to an environmental phenomenon.
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