No. 8,662 in Catalan
enfilar
"Enfilar" means "to thread," "to string," or "to climb up" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Va enfilar-se pel mur amb agència.
He climbed up the wall swiftly.
The verb 'enfilar' is used reflexively here to mean 'climbing up', showing an action of ascending.
Va enfilar l'agulla per cosir la roba.
She threaded the needle to sew the clothes.
In this example, 'enfilar' means 'to thread', referring to the action of inserting thread through the needle.
L'excursionista va enfilar el cim amb determinació.
The hiker ascended the peak determinedly.
Here, 'enfilar' is used to mean 'ascend' or 'approach', indicating a purposeful movement up the mountain.
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