No. 10,276 in Catalan

pinzellada

Brushstroke.

In a sentence

Vaig donar una pinzellada final al quadre.
I gave a final brushstroke to the painting.
In this sentence, 'pinzellada' is used in a literal sense to refer to the stroke of a brush while painting.
El seu discurs va tenir una pinzellada de nostalgia.
His speech had a touch of nostalgia.
Here, 'pinzellada' is used metaphorically to signify a subtle addition or nuance, in this case, of nostalgia to the speech.
Aquest projecte necessita algunes pinzellades d'originalitat.
This project needs some touches of originality.
In this context, 'pinzellada' metaphorically represents an abstract enhancement or small addition that improves the project.

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