Assenyalar
Example: El professor va assenyalar els errors en el nostre treball.
Definition
"Assenyalar" means to indicate or point out something, often by using a gesture or verbal expression. For example, in the phrase 'El professor va assenyalar els errors en el nostre treball,' it means that the teacher identified or marked the mistakes in our work.
Etymology
The word "assenyalar" comes from the Latin 'signāre,' meaning 'to mark or sign.' Over time, it evolved in Catalan to mean 'to point out' or 'indicate.' Did you know that its root is also the source of English words like 'sign' and 'signal,' all sharing the idea of marking or showing something?
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"Assenyalar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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