This is the 8739th most frequent Catalan word.
epidèmia
An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a specific area.
In this sentence, 'epidèmia' refers to a widespread health crisis causing significant changes in people's behavior.
L'epidèmia va fer que moltes persones es quedessin a casa.
The epidemic caused many people to stay at home.
Here, 'epidèmia' is used to describe a health issue scientists and researchers focus on addressing.
Estan treballant en el desenvolupament d'una vacuna per combatre l'epidèmia.
They are working on developing a vaccine to combat the epidemic.
The word 'epidèmia' in this sentence is used to refer to past notable widespread diseases that had an impact on populations.