No. 8,997 in Catalan
fars
"Lighthouses" or "beacons."
In a sentence
Els fars de la costa són essencials per guiar els vaixells.
The lighthouses along the coast are essential to guide ships.
In this sentence, 'fars' refers to 'lighthouses,' structures that emit light to assist navigation.
Em van enlluernar amb els fars del cotxe quan venien de cara.
They dazzled me with the car headlights as they drove toward me.
Here, 'fars' refers to 'car headlights,' the lights at the front of a vehicle.
Els antics fars d'oli eren utilitzats abans de l'electricitat.
Ancient oil lamps were used before electricity.
In this sentence, 'fars' denotes 'lamps,' particularly oil lamps used in the past for lighting purposes.
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