No. 4,657 in Spanish
cauce
The channel or bed where a river flows.
In a sentence
El río recuperó su cauce natural después de las lluvias.
The river regained its natural channel after the rains.
Here, 'cauce' refers to the natural channel or bed of the river.
Debemos encontrar un cauce adecuado para resolver este problema.
We must find an appropriate course to resolve this issue.
In this context, 'cauce' metaphorically means a course of action or way to resolve a matter.
El debate se desvió del cauce principal y trataron otros temas.
The debate veered off the main course and addressed other topics.
Here, 'cauce' represents the intended direction or main subject of the discussion.
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