No. 9,071 in Catalan
foca
Seal (marine animal).
In a sentence
La foca viu en el gel de l'Àrtic.
The seal lives on the ice of the Arctic.
The word 'foca' here refers to an animal, specifically a seal, used as a subject of the sentence.
El nen estava tan abrigat que semblava una foca.
The boy was so bundled up that he looked like a seal.
In this context, 'foca' is used metaphorically to describe someone's appearance when they are heavily dressed.
Les foques poden trobar peix fins i tot a l'aigua freda.
Seals can find fish even in cold waters.
'Foques' here is the plural form of 'foca' and is used to describe the animal in a general sense.
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