No. 8,642 in Catalan
encertar
To guess correctly or to hit the mark.
In a sentence
Va encertar la resposta correcta al concurs.
He got the correct answer in the contest.
Here, 'encertar' is used in the sense of 'guessing or identifying the correct answer'.
Si encertes la pilota al cercle, guanyaràs el premi.
If you hit the ball into the circle, you will win the prize.
In this instance, 'encertar' conveys the meaning of 'hitting a target'.
Encerta el camí que hem d'agafar per arribar-hi més ràpid.
Choose the path we need to take to get there faster.
Here, 'encertar' is utilized in the sense of 'making a correct decision or choice'.
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