No. 8,287 in Catalan
descarrilat
**Descarrilat**: Derailed.
In a sentence
El tren s'ha descarrilat a la corba.
The train derailed at the curve.
In this sentence, "descarrilat" describes a physical derailment of the train's wheels from the tracks.
Les seves idees semblen descarrilades pel seu comportament impulsiu.
His ideas seem derailed due to his impulsive behavior.
Here, "descarrilades" metaphorically refers to ideas being disrupted or led astray due to impulsiveness.
Després de perdre la feina, es va descarrilar i va començar a tenir mals hàbits.
After losing his job, he went off track and started to develop bad habits.
In this scenario, "descarrilar" is used to describe a figurative derailment from a normal or productive path in life.
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