This is the 3036th most frequent Catalan word.
llevat
"Yeast."
In this sentence, 'llevat' refers to yeast, a biological organism used as a leavening agent in baking.
El pastisser fa servir llevat per a fer el pa.
The baker uses yeast to make bread.
Here, 'llevat' means 'unless,' introducing a conditional clause.
Llevat que plogui, anirem a passejar.
Unless it rains, we will go for a walk.
In this example, 'llevat' is used synonymously with 'except,' marking an exclusion within the statement.