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No. 3,265 in Catalan

tanques

"Tanques" means "fences" or "you close" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

  • He vist que tanques la porta molt a poc a poc.

    I've seen that you close the door very slowly.

    Here, 'tanques' is the conjugated second-person singular (you) form of the verb 'tancar,' meaning 'to close.'

  • Les tanques que envolten el jardí són verdes.

    The fences surrounding the garden are green.

    In this case, 'tanques' refers to 'fences,' the plural form of the noun 'tanca,' meaning 'fence.'

  • Si tanques bé les tanques, ningú podrà entrar.

    If you close the fences properly, no one will be able to enter.

    Here, 'tanques' is used both as a verb ('close') and as a noun ('fences'), illustrating its dual usage.

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