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No. 10,785 in Spanish

desbastado

"Desbastado" means "roughly trimmed or smoothed."

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  • El madero aún no está completamente desbastado.

    The wood is not yet completely smoothed.

    Here, 'desbastado' is used to describe the act of refining a rough surface.

  • La piedra fue desbastada para encajar en el muro.

    The stone was rough-shaped to fit into the wall.

    In this sentence, 'desbastado' refers to the action of shaping or trimming something to prepare it for a specific use.

  • El artesano dejó desbastado el metal antes de pulirlo.

    The craftsman left the metal rough-shaped before polishing it.

    The term 'desbastado' here is utilized to signify the preliminary work done on a material before final adjustments or detailing.

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