No. 5,713 in Catalan
farrés
"Farrés" is a surname in Catalan.
In a sentence
L'Arnau és un farrés quan es tracta de fer feina.
Arnau is a fussy person when it comes to doing work.
Here, 'farrés' is used as an adjective indicating someone who complicates things excessively.
La novel·la té un estil farrés i difícil d'entendre.
The novel has a verbose and difficult-to-understand style.
'Farrés' describes the style of the novel, implying that it is overly complicated or verbose.
Aquest professor de matemàtiques sempre fa les explicacions d'una manera farrés.
This math teacher always explains things in an overly complicated manner.
In this sentence, 'farrés' characterizes the explanation style as unnecessarily complex.
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