Pronúncia: kləβá
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verb transitiu
- [clau] to knock in, drive in, bang in.
- to fasten, fix.
- to pin.
- [dues fustes] to nail together, nail up.
- [punyal, ganivet, etc.] to stab, thrust, plunge, stick.
- [joies] to mount, set.
- [ulls, esguard] to fix (a, en on), rivet (a, en to).
- clavar crits a algú to shout at someone.
- li vaig clavar per la cara que era un lladre I told him straight to his face he was a thief.
- li vaig clavar una bufetada I slapped him on his face.
- li vaig clavar una puntada de peu I kicked him.
- (ídem) figuradament I told him off. verb pronominal
- es va clavar a riure he burst out laughing.
- col·loquial to tuck in.
- em vaig clavar una espina I pricked myself on a thorn.
- es va clavar una estella al dit he got a splinter in his finger.