No. 10,320 in Spanish
comunicaba
"Comunicaba" means "was communicating" or "used to communicate."
In a sentence
El profesor se comunicaba con los estudiantes por correo electrónico.
The teacher used to communicate with the students via email.
In this sentence, 'comunicaba' is used to indicate past habitual action where the teacher regularly interacted with the students via email.
Antes, se comunicaba mejor usando gestos que palabras.
Before, he/she used to communicate better using gestures than words.
Here 'comunicaba' conveys a past state or recurring behavior where the person utilized gestures effectively for communicating.
La pintura que creó el artista comunicaba muchas emociones.
The painting created by the artist conveyed many emotions.
In this context, 'comunicaba' is used metaphorically to describe how the painting expressed or conveyed emotions to viewers.
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