No. 5,730 in Catalan
fiat
"Fiat" in Catalan means "authorization" or "formal decree."
In a sentence
El Papa va emetre un fiat que tots els seguidors havien de seguir.
The Pope issued a decree that all followers had to follow.
In this sentence, 'fiat' is used as a noun referring to a formal authoritative decree or order.
Vaig comprar un Fiat nou la setmana passada, és molt eficient.
I bought a new Fiat last week; it is very efficient.
Here, 'Fiat' is used as a proper noun referring to the car manufacturer Fiat.
Per resoldre el problema, necessitem en fiat del govern.
To solve the problem, we need a decree from the government.
In this example, 'fiat' signifies an authoritative decision or permission from a governing body.
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