jubilar

This is the 9600th most frequent Catalan word.


jubilar

To retire.


The word "jubilar" here is used in its reflexive form "jubilar-se," which means to retire, indicating the action of retiring from one's occupation.

El meu oncle es va jubilar als seixanta-cinc anys.

My uncle retired at sixty-five.


Here, "jubilar" is utilized to mean replacing or rendering an item obsolete due to its age or inefficiency.

Van jubilar la màquina antiga per una de nova.

They scrapped the old machine in favor of a new one.


In this context, "jubilar" is metaphorically employed, referring to the removal or cessation of usage of a plan or idea due to its inefficacy.

El govern va decidir jubilar aquell pla poc efectiu.

The government decided to discard that ineffective plan.