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desapareguda
"Desapareguda" means "disappeared" or "missing" in English.
In a sentence
La seva mare està desapareguda des de fa dos dies.
Her mother has been missing for two days.
In this sentence, 'desapareguda' is used to describe a person who cannot be located or is missing. It functions as an adjective.
La flor que estava al jardí ha desaparegut, està desapareguda.
The flower that was in the garden has vanished; it is no longer here.
Here, 'desapareguda' conveys that something has ceased to be or cannot be observed anymore, used metaphorically for an object.
Després de la pluja intensa, les pistes al camí van quedar desaparegudes.
After the heavy rain, the trails on the path disappeared and were undetectable.
In this example, 'desapareguda' illustrates a change in visibility or presence, applying it to signs or tracks.
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