This is the 10696th most frequent Catalan word.
regates
"Regates" in Catalan means "dribbles" (in sports, like soccer) or "haggling/bargaining" (in the context of negotiation).
Here, 'regates' is used to mean 'dribbling' in the context of football or soccer activities.
En Joan practica regates al camp de futbol cada tarda.
Joan practices dribbling on the soccer field every afternoon.
In this case, 'regates' refers to 'sailing races,' depicting competitions among sailors.
Les regates de vela al port eren espectaculars.
The sailing races at the port were spectacular.
Here, 'regates' is used metaphorically, referring to 'haggling' in the context of negotiating the price in a market scenario.