No. 708 in Catalan
tren
Train.
In a sentence
El tren surt de l'estació a les vuit del matí.
The train departs from the station at eight in the morning.
In this context, 'tren' refers to the literal vehicle used for transportation.
En Jordi està entrenant fort per al campionat de natació.
Jordi is training hard for the swimming championship.
Here, the root 'tren-' appears in 'entrenant', which means 'training' and refers to preparing for an event.
Aquest tren de vida no és sostenible a llarg termini.
This pace of life is not sustainable in the long term.
In this case, 'tren' is used metaphorically in the expression 'tren de vida' to refer to the way or pace of life.
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