No. 3,837 in Catalan
avortar
"Avortar" means "to abort" or "to terminate (a pregnancy)."
In a sentence
La planta no va sobreviure i va avortar el seu creixement.
The plant did not survive and aborted its growth.
Here, 'avortar' means to cease or stop prematurely, such as a process or development.
L'equip va decidir avortar la missió per raons de seguretat.
The team decided to abort the mission for safety reasons.
In this context, 'avortar' refers to the deliberate termination or stopping of an action or operation.
Es van trobar amb un cas mèdic on es va haver d'avortar l'embaràs.
They encountered a medical case where the pregnancy had to be aborted.
In this usage, 'avortar' is applied in the medical sense to terminate a pregnancy.
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