No. 2,806 in Catalan
condemnar
"Condemnar" means "to condemn" or "to sentence" in English.
In a sentence
El jutge va condemnar l'acusat a deu anys de presó.
The judge sentenced the defendant to ten years in prison.
In this sentence, 'condemnar' is used in the legal sense to denote sentencing someone by a court of law.
La crítica va condemnar la pel·lícula per la seva manca de creativitat.
The review condemned the movie for its lack of creativity.
Here, 'condemnar' is used figuratively to express strong disapproval of something.
Si no fem res per salvar el planeta, estarem condemnats a viure en un món hostil.
If we don't act to save the planet, we will be condemned to live in a hostile world.
In this example, 'condemnar' conveys the idea of being doomed or fated to experience a negative outcome.
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