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blai
"Blai" is a Catalan given name, equivalent to "Blaise" in English.
In a sentence
El meu amic Blai és molt amable.
My friend Blai is very kind.
Here, 'Blai' is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of a person.
Durant la festa, el carbó ha deixat tota la taula plena de blai.
During the party, the charcoal left the whole table covered in soot.
In this sentence, 'blai' refers to soot or residue from a fire.
El vestit s'ha de rentar perquè està ple de blai.
The dress needs to be washed because it's covered in soot.
This usage also employs 'blai' to mean soot, based on context.
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