No. 9,669 in Catalan
llesta
"Llesta" means "ready" or "clever" in English.
In a sentence
La Maria és molt llesta, sempre resol els problemes ràpidament.
Maria is very clever, she always solves problems quickly.
Here, "llesta" is used to describe intelligence or cleverness.
El sopar ja està llest, vine a seure a taula.
The dinner is ready, come sit at the table.
In this case, "llest" (masculine form of 'llesta') is used to indicate that something is prepared or ready.
Quan els amics van arribar, ella ja estava llesta per sortir.
When the friends arrived, she was already ready to go out.
Here, "llesta" is used to indicate that someone is prepared for an event or activity.
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