No. 3,220 in Catalan
rotllana
A "rotllana" is a circle or ring formed by people or objects.
In a sentence
Els nens es van asseure en rotllana per escoltar el conte.
The children sat in a circle to listen to the story.
Here, 'rotllana' refers to a physical arrangement of people in a circular form, describing the shape.
La rotllana de pedres marcava el lloc del foc de camp.
The circle of stones marked the location of the campfire.
In this example, 'rotllana' denotes an arrangement of objects, in this case, stones, set in a circular formation.
Després de la reunió, es va formar una rotllana per discutir idees.
After the meeting, a circle was formed to discuss ideas.
This usage of 'rotllana' illustrates the act of forming a circle for group discussion, indicating both the shape and the social interaction.
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