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Catalan
Etymology 1
Uncertain. From Old Catalan ralla, raylla; perhaps a Deverbal from ratllar, from Vulgar Latin *rallare or *radulare.
Pronunciation
Noun
ratlla f (plural ratlles)
- line
- llegir entre ratlles ― to read between the lines
- fer quatre ratlles ― to write a short text (quatre ~ four used as an indeterminate number or a few)
- passar ratlla ― to cross out
- scratch
- furrow
- (also figurative) limit, border
- Synonyms: límit, terme
- passar de la ratlla ― to be out of line, to cross the line, to go over the top, to break the rules
- parting (of hair)
- Synonym: clenxa
- (typography) dash
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
ratlla
- inflection of ratllar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative