No. 4,170 in Catalan
encès
"Encès" means "lit" or "ignited" in English.
In a sentence
El llum està encès.
The light is on.
Here, 'encès' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the light being turned on.
Vaig veure com el bosc estava encès per les flames.
I saw how the forest was ablaze with flames.
In this sentence, 'encès' metaphorically describes the forest engulfed in flames to express a sense of ignition and intensity.
El debat es va tornar encès a mesura que passava el temps.
The debate became heated as time went on.
'Encès' here is used figuratively to indicate that the debate grew intense, showing its potential use in abstract contexts.
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