No. 1,522 in Catalan
aturat
"Aturat" means "stopped" or "unemployed" in English.
In a sentence
L'home estava aturat davant del semàfor.
The man was stopped in front of the traffic light.
In this sentence, 'aturat' is used as an adjective meaning 'stopped' or 'stationary', describing the state of the man.
He aturat el cotxe perquè el semàfor estava vermell.
I stopped the car because the traffic light was red.
Here, 'aturat' is the past participle of the verb 'aturar', meaning 'to stop', indicating the action of stopping.
El projecte està aturat per falta de finançament.
The project is on hold due to lack of funding.
In this case, 'aturat' functions adjectivally, meaning 'halted' or 'paused', describing the state of the project.
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