No. 10,615 in Catalan
reblava
"Reblava" is the third-person singular imperfect form of the verb "reblar," meaning "to clinch" or "to reinforce" in English.
In a sentence
Ell reblava les bases del projecte.
He was reinforcing the bases of the project.
'Reblava' is used to indicate the action of solidifying or reinforcing in an ongoing action in the past.
Mentre treballava, reblava constantment els claus.
While he was working, he constantly riveted the nails.
Here, 'reblava' refers to the act of flattening the end of nails to fasten them securely, in the descriptive past tense.
Amb cada argument, reblava el clau de la seva posició.
With each argument, he drove his point home.
'Reblava' is employed metaphorically to denote emphasizing or strengthening an argument or position.
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