corral

corral

A fenced area for livestock or horses.

Here, 'corral' is used as a noun to refer to an enclosure for horses or livestock.

Je vais construire un corral pour rassembler les chevaux.

I am going to build a corral to gather the horses.

In this sentence, 'corral' is again a noun, denoting a fenced area for animals, focusing on its functional use in capturing.

Les cow-boys ont utilisé le corral pour capturer les animaux sauvages.

The cowboys used the corral to capture the wild animals.

In this usage, 'corraler' is used as a verb to describe the act of gathering or organizing, metaphorically applying the word's original meaning to concepts or ideas.

Nous devons corraler les idées avant de commencer le projet.

We need to corral the ideas before starting the project.