No. 3,820 in Catalan
atorga
"Atorga" means "grants" or "awards."
In a sentence
L'instructor atorga un premi a l'estudiant.
The instructor awards a prize to the student.
In this sentence, 'atorga' is used as the third-person singular present tense of the verb 'atorgar', meaning to grant or to award.
La llei atorga drets igualitaris a tots els ciutadans.
The law grants equal rights to all citizens.
Here, 'atorga' denotes the act of granting something abstract, such as rights, within a legal or formal context.
El consell atorga suport a iniciatives culturals.
The council provides support to cultural initiatives.
In this case, 'atorga' expresses providing tangible or intangible assistance or favor to an entity, used in an administrative context.
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