No. 8,739 in Catalan
epidèmia
An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a specific area.
In a sentence
L'epidèmia va fer que moltes persones es quedessin a casa.
The epidemic caused many people to stay at home.
In this sentence, 'epidèmia' refers to a widespread health crisis causing significant changes in people's behavior.
Estan treballant en el desenvolupament d'una vacuna per combatre l'epidèmia.
They are working on developing a vaccine to combat the epidemic.
Here, 'epidèmia' is used to describe a health issue scientists and researchers focus on addressing.
La història documenta les grans epidèmies que han afectat la humanitat.
History documents the major epidemics that have affected humanity.
The word 'epidèmia' in this sentence is used to refer to past notable widespread diseases that had an impact on populations.
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