This is the 4068th most frequent Catalan word.
descrivia
"Descrivia" means "was describing" or "used to describe" in English.
Here, "descrivia" is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate a habitual action in past time when describing landscapes.
L'autor descrivia els paisatges amb molta precisió.
The author described the landscapes with great precision.
In this sentence, "descrivia" emphasizes an ongoing past activity of recounting her experiences.
En aquell diari, ella descrivia les seves experiències diàries.
In that journal, she described her daily experiences.
Here, "descrivia" indicates a specific ongoing action in the past related to an explanation.