No. 8,682 in Catalan
engranatge
"Engranatge" means "gear" or "mechanism" in English.
In a sentence
L'engranatge del rellotge és molt precís.
The clock's gear is very precise.
In this sentence, 'engranatge' refers specifically to the physical gears within a clock mechanism.
Els engranatges de l'organització treballen sense parar.
The gears of the organization work nonstop.
Here, 'engranatges' is used metaphorically to represent components of an organization working together.
S'ha trencat un engranatge del sistema de la bicicleta.
A gear in the bicycle system has broken.
In this sentence, 'engranatge' refers to a tangible part of the bicycle's gear system.
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