No. 4,069 in Catalan
desembocar
"Desembocar" means "to flow into" or "to lead into."
In a sentence
El riu desemboca al mar.
The river flows into the sea.
Here, 'desembocar' is used to indicate the natural confluence where a river merges into a larger body of water (a sea).
La discussió va desembocar en un acord.
The discussion resulted in an agreement.
In this sentence, 'desembocar' metaphorically describes how the discussion led to a resolution or an outcome.
El camí desemboca en un prat verd.
The path ends in a green meadow.
Here, 'desembocar' is used to describe how a path leads to or terminates at a particular location.
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