No. 10,341 in Catalan
portadora
A female carrier or bearer.
In a sentence
La Marta és una portadora de bones notícies.
Marta is a bearer of good news.
In this sentence, "portadora" indicates someone who carries or brings something, in this case, metaphorically referring to good news.
Aquestes plantes són portadores de salut gràcies a les seves propietats medicinals.
These plants are carriers of health thanks to their medicinal properties.
Here, "portadora" is used to describe something that contains or conveys, metaphorically, beneficial qualities.
Ella és portadora d'una malaltia genètica que pot transmetre als seus fills.
She is a carrier of a genetic disease that she may transmit to her children.
In this example, "portadora" describes someone biologically carrying a condition, often in a medical context.
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