No. 10,834 in Spanish
desgranado
"Desgranado" means "shelled" or "separated from a pod or cob."
In a sentence
El maíz desgranado está listo para cocinar.
The shelled corn is ready for cooking.
In this sentence, 'desgranado' refers to corn kernels that have been separated from the cob.
El viejo libro está desgranado por el uso constante.
The old book is worn out due to constant use.
Here, 'desgranado' metaphorically describes something that has deteriorated over time, akin to being 'unpicked' or 'worn down'.
Desgranado el poema, pudimos entender su verdadero significado.
Once the poem was unraveled, we could understand its true meaning.
In this case, 'desgranado' is used metaphorically to mean 'unraveled' or 'analyzed' in the context of breaking the poem into parts for understanding.
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