No. 225 in Catalan
durant
During.
In a sentence
Va estudiar durant dues hores.
She studied for two hours.
In this sentence, 'durant' conveys the duration of time in which the studying activity took place, functioning as a preposition.
Durant l'estiu, m'agrada nedar al mar.
During the summer, I like swimming in the sea.
Here, 'durant' specifies the time frame within the year when the person enjoys swimming, highlighting an ongoing temporal context.
Va fer silenci durant tota la reunió.
He remained silent throughout the entire meeting.
In this case, 'durant' indicates the span of time for which the silence was maintained, spanning the entire event.
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