No. 10,405 in Catalan
presenciar
"Presenciar" means "to witness" or "to be present at."
In a sentence
Ahir vaig presenciar un accident de cotxe al carrer.
Yesterday I witnessed a car accident on the street.
In this sentence, 'presenciar' is used to mean 'witness', as the subject is observing an event directly.
Podràs presenciar la cerimònia des del teu seient.
You will be able to witness the ceremony from your seat.
Here, 'presenciar' refers to attending and observing an event, implying being a direct spectator of it.
Li agradaria presenciar el partit al camp, però no va aconseguir entrades.
He would like to witness the match at the stadium, but he couldn't get tickets.
The word 'presenciar' in this sentence expresses the desire to directly observe or witness the match as a spectator.
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