No. 885 in Catalan

davant

"In front of" or "before."

In a sentence

Davant la casa hi ha un jardí molt bonic.
In front of the house, there is a very beautiful garden.
Here, 'davant' means 'in front of' and is used to specify the location relative to the house.
Ell es va posar davant de la fila per ser el primer.
He stood in front of the line to be the first.
In this sentence, 'davant' means 'in front of' and indicates the position relative to the queue.
Davant d'aquesta situació, hem de prendre una decisió.
In light of this situation, we have to make a decision.
In this context, 'davant' is used metaphorically to mean 'in light of' or 'regarding' the situation.

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