Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
ens el va encomanar l’Aladern
English translation:
Aladern inspired us - Aladern imbued us with this strong(burning?) desire to write
Catalan term
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ens el va encomanar l’Aladern
Va congregar al seu voltant, tant a Reus com a Barcelona, una gran quantitat d’escriptors, sobre alguns dels quals va exercir una profunda influència, tal com ho testimonien L’assaig de la vida, de Plàcid Vidal, Camins de França, de Joan Puig i Ferreter i les memòries de Miquel Ventura. Sobretot els del grup reusenc, en van reconèixer el mestratge durant tota la vida. Joan Puig i Ferreter amb frases com “L’encontre amb aquest home fou decisiu per a la meva vocació literària”, i Pere Cavallé amb afirmacions similars: “Aquest neguit d’escriure, que no ens ha deixat mai més, ens el va encomanar l’Aladern”.
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Proposed translations
Aladern inspired us - Aladern imbued us with this strong(burning?) desire to write
we entrust him the buckthorn
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
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has been entrusted to us by Aladern
"This interest in writing, that has never left us ever since, has been entrusted to us by Aladern"
I hope it helps! ;)
Discussion
Aladern ens va encomanar aquest neguit d'escriure.
Aladern ens el va encomanar.