No. 410 in Catalan
tancar
To close.
In a sentence
Vaig tancar la porta abans de sortir.
I closed the door before leaving.
Here, "tancar" is used in its basic meaning, to physically close something.
Tancarem el negoci per vacances.
We will close the business for holidays.
In this context, "tancar" is used figuratively to mean temporarily ceasing operations.
Vull tancar el tema de la discussió.
I want to close the topic of discussion.
Here, "tancar" is used metaphorically to mean concluding or finalizing an abstract concept.
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