No. 10,114 in Catalan
pallissa
A beating or thrashing.
In a sentence
El partit de futbol va acabar amb una pallissa per l'equip visitant.
The soccer match ended with a beating for the visiting team.
In this sentence, 'pallissa' is used metaphorically to describe a heavy defeat in a competitive scenario.
He de netejar l'estable, perquè està fet una pallissa.
I have to clean the barn, because it is a mess.
Here, 'pallissa' is used colloquially to signify a mess or disordered state, reflecting its adaptable nature in idiomatic expressions.
Va donar una pallissa als lladres que volien robar la seva casa.
He gave a beating to the thieves who wanted to rob his house.
In this context, 'pallissa' directly refers to a physical beating or punishment, showing its concrete usage.
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