No. 8,679 in Catalan
engegats
"Engegats" means "started" or "turned on" in English.
In a sentence
Els ordinadors ja estan engegats i preparats per treballar.
The computers are already turned on and ready for work.
In this sentence, 'engegats' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the computers (turned on or in operation).
Ens hem engegats a riure sense parar.
We have burst out laughing uncontrollably.
Here, 'engegats' is part of a reflexive verb construction, which figuratively implies starting to laugh energetically or suddenly.
Els cotxes estan engegats, llestos per sortir.
The cars are turned on, ready to leave.
In this context, 'engegats' again serves as an adjective indicating the state of being turned on or operational, referring to the cars' engines.
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