No. 9,912 in Catalan

motlle

Mold; a hollow container used to give shape to molten or liquid material.

In a sentence

Vaig fer un pastís amb un motlle de forma de cor.
I made a cake with a heart-shaped mold.
In this sentence, 'motlle' refers to a physical object, a container designed to give a particular shape to a substance.
El motlle trencat no es pot utilitzar més.
The broken mold cannot be used anymore.
Here, 'motlle' again denotes a physical mold, highlighting its unusable condition when damaged.
Aquest sistema educatiu ha estat el motlle del nostre èxit.
This educational system has been the mold of our success.
In contrast, in this sentence, 'motlle' is used metaphorically to signify a framework or approach shaping an outcome.

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