No. 5,551 in Catalan
damunt
"Damunt" means "on" or "above" in English.
In a sentence
El llibre està damunt de la taula.
The book is on the table.
In this sentence, "damunt" means "on top of" or "upon" and is used to indicate the position of an object relative to a surface, in this case, the table.
Vaig posar el meu guant damunt de la cadira.
I placed my glove on the chair.
Here, "damunt" again expresses the spatial relation "on top of" or "upon," showing where the glove was positioned.
He rebut elogis per damunt de les expectatives.
I have received praise above expectations.
In this instance, "damunt" is used in a figurative sense to imply "above" or "beyond" certain limits or expectations.
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