No. 8,314 in Catalan
desdir
"Desdir" means "to contradict" or "to withdraw what was said."
In a sentence
No em puc desdir de la promesa que he fet.
I cannot back out of the promise I made.
In this sentence, 'desdir' is used to express not fulfilling or retracting a commitment or promise.
Es va desdir del que havia afirmat prèviament.
He retracted what he had previously asserted.
Here, 'desdir' is employed to refer to going back or retracting a statement made earlier.
Aquest cas es desdiu de la norma general.
This case contradicts the general rule.
In this example, 'desdir' is used to denote being inconsistent or contradictory to a norm or rule.
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