No. 7,784 in Catalan
claveguera
Sewer or drainpipe.
In a sentence
La claveguera estava bloquejada, i l'aigua no podia circular.
The sewer was blocked, and the water couldn't flow.
'Claveguera' is used to denote a sewer system where waste water flows.
Un grup d'operaris netejava les clavegueres al vespre.
A group of workers was cleaning the sewers in the evening.
Here, 'clavegueres' refers to the plural form, emphasizing the infrastructure of urban drainage.
L'escriptor fa una metàfora de la societat anomenant-la una gran claveguera.
The author makes a metaphor about society by calling it a big sewer.
'Claveguera' is used metaphorically to describe an uncomplimentary aspect of society.
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