No. 908 in Catalan
covid
The Catalan word "covid" refers to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
In a sentence
Durant la pandèmia de la COVID, moltes activitats es van aturar.
During the COVID pandemic, many activities came to a halt.
The word 'COVID' in this sentence is used as a noun to refer to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This is its most common use in both technical and everyday language.
Es recomana portar mascareta per prevenir el contagi de la COVID.
It is recommended to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID.
Here, 'COVID' serves as the object of the phrase, again referring specifically to the disease.
La recerca per trobar una cura per la COVID va mobilitzar molts recursos.
The research to find a cure for COVID mobilized many resources.
In this sentence, 'COVID' identifies the illness within a broader context of scientific and medical efforts to address it.
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