No. 7,521 in Catalan
balena
Whale.
In a sentence
La balena neda al mar amb elegància.
The whale swims in the sea with elegance.
In this sentence, 'balena' refers to the animal, the whale.
Vaig comprar una balena de paraigües per al meu paraigua.
I bought an umbrella rib for my umbrella.
Here, 'balena' refers to the structural rods or ribs of an umbrella.
La botiga té balenes de vestir fetes de metall.
The shop has dress bones made of metal.
In this sentence, 'balena' refers to the whale bones used as structural supports in clothing, typically corsets.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “balena” in actual Catalan podcasts.
Find “balena” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Catalan podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Catalan books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).