No. 8,348 in Catalan
desmaio
"Desmaio" in Catalan means "fainting" or "loss of consciousness."
In a sentence
Va tenir un desmaio al mig del carrer.
He had a fainting spell in the middle of the street.
Here, 'desmaio' is used as a noun referring to a medical condition of fainting.
Em desmaio sovint quan no menjo bé.
I often faint when I don't eat well.
In this sentence, 'desmaio' is conjugated in the first person singular as an action of fainting.
El llibre em va deixar desmaiat per la seva intensitat.
The book left me stunned due to its intensity.
The term 'desmaiat' here is derived from 'desmaio', used figuratively to express being impacted strongly.
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