No. 8,607 in Catalan
empastifant
"Empastifant" means "smearing" or "messing up" in English.
In a sentence
Estava empastifant la paret amb pintura.
He was smearing the wall with paint.
In this sentence, "empastifant" is used to describe the action of putting a messy amount of paint on the wall, emphasizing the messiness of the application.
El nen estava empastifant la cara amb gelat.
The boy was smearing his face with ice cream.
Here, "empastifant" conveys the idea of the boy making a mess on his face while eating ice cream, highlighting disorganized application.
La pluja estava empastifant les finestres de fang.
The rain was smearing the windows with mud.
In this context, "empastifant" describes the action of rain leaving muddy streaks on the windows, emphasizing the dirty and disorganized coating.
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