No. 8,334 in Catalan
desgastar
"Desgastar" means "to wear out" or "to erode."
In a sentence
Les sabates es van desgastar amb el temps.
The shoes wore out over time.
Here, 'desgastar' is used reflexively ('es van desgastar') to indicate wearing out or deteriorating due to usage or time.
No cal desgastar les energies en discussions inútils.
It is not necessary to waste energy on useless discussions.
In this sentence, 'desgastar' metaphorically means to use up or expend energy.
La roda havia desgastat una part de la superfície.
The wheel had worn down part of the surface.
The verb 'desgastar' here directly describes the physical act of wearing down or eroding a material surface due to friction or pressure.
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