No. 2,018 in Catalan
trucar
"Trucar" means "to call" or "to phone" in English.
In a sentence
Vaig trucar al meu amic per dir-li hola.
I called my friend to say hello.
Here, 'trucar' is used in its meaning of 'to phone' or 'to call someone'.
Vaig trucar a la porta perquè em deixessin entrar.
I knocked on the door so they would let me in.
In this sentence, 'trucar' refers to 'knocking,' as in knocking on a door.
Quan vas trucar l'altre dia, estava ocupat.
When you called the other day, I was busy.
In this last example, 'trucar' again means 'to make a phone call.'
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