This is the 4383rd most frequent Catalan word.
instantània
"Instantània" in English means "snapshot" or "instant photo."
Here, 'instantània' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'fotografia' to mean 'instant photo', referring to a photograph taken and developed rapidly.
Vaig fer una fotografia instantània del paisatge.
I took an instant photo of the landscape.
In this sentence, 'instantània' is used as an adjective to describe 'reacció', meaning 'immediate or instantaneous', emphasizing the promptness of the reaction.
La seva reacció va ser tan ràpida que va semblar instantània.
Her reaction was so quick that it seemed instantaneous.
Here, 'instantània' is used as a noun referring to a 'snapshot'—a photograph or a brief moment captured in time.