No. 8,015 in Catalan
contraris
"Contraris" means "opposites" in English.
In a sentence
Els contraris s'atrauen.
Opposites attract.
Here, "contraris" is used as a plural noun referring to entities or things that are opposite to each other.
Les opinions contràries ens enriqueixen.
Opposing opinions enrich us.
In this sentence, "contraries" is an adjective describing opinions as being opposite or differing.
A la biblioteca, vaig trobar un llibre sobre magnets i els seus pols contraris.
At the library, I found a book about magnets and their opposing poles.
Here, "contraris" is an adjective describing the poles of the magnet as opposing.
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