No. 8,411 in Catalan
dictant
Dictating.
In a sentence
El professor estava dictant notes als alumnes.
The teacher was dictating notes to the students.
In this sentence, 'dictant' is used as a gerund form of the verb 'dictar', describing the action of saying something aloud for others to write down.
Estava dictant les seves memòries a un ajudant.
He was dictating his memoirs to an assistant.
Here, 'dictant' refers again to the action of speaking something for transcription, emphasizing the process undertaken by the subject.
La màquina estava dictant les instruccions a la pantalla.
The machine was dictating the instructions on the screen.
In this context, 'dictant' is used metaphorically to describe a machine conveying information in a directed manner.
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