No. 8,590 in Catalan
embolcallat
"Embolcallat" means "wrapped" or "enveloped" in English.
In a sentence
El regal estava embolcallat amb paper de colors.
The gift was wrapped in colorful paper.
The word 'embolcallat' is used to convey that the object, 'the gift,' is wrapped or covered by something else, emphasizing its action of being enclosed.
L'estudi d'aquesta qüestió està embolcallat en complexitat.
The study of this issue is enveloped in complexity.
Here, 'embolcallat' metaphorically describes that the subject ('the study of this issue') is surrounded or deeply engaged in the concept of 'complexity.'
Vaig trobar un amulet embolcallat en teles antigues.
I found an amulet wrapped in ancient fabrics.
In this context, 'embolcallat' directly refers to the physical covering of the amulet by ancient fabrics, describing the act of being enclosed.
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