No. 10,257 in Catalan
pescar
To fish.
In a sentence
M'agrada pescar al riu durant els caps de setmana.
I like fishing in the river during weekends.
In this sentence, 'pescar' is used in its literal sense to describe the action of fishing as a hobby or activity.
Va pescar un refredat per no portar abric.
He caught a cold for not wearing a coat.
Here, 'pescar' is used metaphorically to mean 'to catch' something undesirable, in this case, a cold.
Finalment vaig pescar la resposta correcta a l'examen.
Finally, I managed to catch the correct answer on the exam.
In this context, 'pescar' is figuratively employed to mean successfully figuring something out or obtaining it, often through effort or luck.
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