No. 4,626 in Catalan
precari
Precarious; unstable; uncertain.
In a sentence
La situació laboral és precària en moltes indústries.
The work situation is precarious in many industries.
The word 'precària' describes the instability and lack of security in the work environment.
En condicions precàries, és difícil desenvolupar un projecte amb èxit.
In precarious conditions, it's hard to develop a project successfully.
Here, 'precàries' refers to the unfavorable and insecure circumstances under which the project is being developed.
Ell viu en un barri amb una infraestructura precària.
He lives in a neighborhood with precarious infrastructure.
In this case, 'precària' characterizes the lacking or poor quality of the neighborhood's infrastructure.
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