No. 4,863 in Catalan
tauró
Shark.
In a sentence
El tauró nedava prop de la costa.
The shark was swimming near the shore.
Here, 'tauró' is used to refer to a literal shark, the marine animal.
És valent com un tauró.
He is brave like a shark.
In this sentence, 'tauró' is used metaphorically to describe someone's characteristics.
Vaig veure un tauró al documental de natura.
I saw a shark in the nature documentary.
This usage of 'tauró' straightforwardly refers to the animal seen in a program, thus serving as a common noun.
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