No. 911 in Catalan
dècades
"Decades."
In a sentence
Han passat dècades des de l'última vegada que vam veure un eclipsi així.
Decades have passed since the last time we saw such an eclipse.
In this sentence, 'dècades' refers to the span of multiple ten-year periods that have elapsed since a past event, giving a sense of significant historical time.
Durant les dècades dels seixanta i setanta, hi va haver molts canvis socials.
During the decades of the sixties and seventies, there were many social changes.
Here, 'dècades' refers to specific historical periods marked by their characteristic features, emphasizing the context of multiple ten-year spans.
La seva investigació porta dècades d'avantatge respecte a altres projectes similars.
Their research is decades ahead of other similar projects.
In this usage, 'dècades' signifies an amount of time indicating how advanced one thing is compared to something else.
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