galeres-galleys: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is galleys?

  • Antic vaixell de guerra, gran, de vela i rems.
    Old battle ship, great, and oars.
  • Animal marí comestible cobert d'una closca dura i flexible de color groguenc.
    Edible marine animal covered with a hard shell and yellowish.
  • Carruatge de quatre rodes molt gran, generalment cobert per una vela, destinat al transport de persones.
    Very large four-wheeled carriage, usually covered by a sail, intended for the transport of people.
  • galeres  Pena de qui era condemnat a realitzar treballs forçats remant als vaixells de guerra: va ser condemnat a galeres durant cinc anys.
    galleys penalty who was sentenced to perform forced labour paddling to ships of war: he was condemned to galleys for five years.