cop

cop

A hit, blow, or stroke.

Here, 'cop' refers to a physical hit or strike.

Vaig donar un cop a la taula per cridar l'atenció.

I struck the table to draw attention.

Here, 'cop' means 'once' or 'when', indicating a temporal reference.

Un cop acabem, marxarem.

Once we finish, we will leave.

Here, 'cop' conveys the idea of an instance or occurrence.

En aquesta vida, tot canviï d'un cop a un altre.

In this life, everything changes from one moment to another.