This is the 4221st most frequent Catalan word.
estrangulades
"Estrangulades" means "strangled" in English.
Here, 'estrangulades' metaphorically describes companies hindered or restricted in functioning due to resource scarcity.
En una situació de crisi, moltes empreses es troben estrangulades per la manca de recursos.
In a crisis situation, many companies find themselves strangled by the lack of resources.
In this literal usage, 'estrangulades' means physically encircled and constrained by weeds.
Les plantes del jardí van ser gairebé estrangulades per les males herbes invasores.
The garden plants were nearly strangled by the invasive weeds.
This metaphorical use of 'estrangulades' conveys the impression of the letters being overwhelmed or excessively intertwined with decoration.