No. 8,289 in Catalan
descartava
"Descartava" means "was discarding" or "discarded" (imperfect tense of "descartar").
In a sentence
Ella descartava la possibilitat d'un error.
She discarded the possibility of an error.
In this sentence, 'descartava' is used as the imperfect indicative form of 'descartar,' representing a habitual action or state in the past where the subject habitually rejected certain options or possibilities.
El grup descartava diverses propostes abans d'arribar a un acord.
The group rejected several proposals before reaching an agreement.
Here, 'descartava' conveys a past habitual or repeated action performed by the subject, indicating they often evaluated and subsequently rejected proposals over time.
Ell descartava que hagués arribat tard a la reunió.
He ruled out that he had arrived late to the meeting.
In this case, 'descartava' signifies the act of considering and then rejecting a certain possibility or hypothesis, reflecting a logical process or judgment performed by the subject in the past.
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