No. 9,729 in Catalan
malentesa
Misunderstanding.
In a sentence
Va haver-hi un malentesa entre els companys de treball.
There was a misunderstanding among the coworkers.
In this sentence, 'malentesa' refers to a situation where communication led to a lack of clarity or agreement.
La pel·lícula mostra una història plena de malentesos i reconciliacions.
The movie depicts a story full of misunderstandings and reconciliations.
Here, 'malentesos' is used in plural form to signify multiple instances of misunderstandings within the narrative.
Es tracta d'un malentesa cultural que cal aclarir.
This is a cultural misunderstanding that needs to be clarified.
In this usage, 'malentesa' specifies a particular kind of misunderstanding, in this case, one arising from cultural differences.
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