No. 3,151 in Catalan
preliminar
Preliminary; introductory or preparatory.
In a sentence
Aquest és només un informe preliminar.
This is only a preliminary report.
The word 'preliminar' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'informe' to indicate that it is introductory or initial.
Van tenir una reunió preliminar abans de la conferència.
They had a preliminary meeting before the conference.
Here, 'preliminar' is used as an adjective modifying 'reunió', denoting that the meeting was preparatory.
La idea preliminar era començar el projecte el mes vinent.
The preliminary idea was to start the project next month.
In this case, 'preliminar' describes 'idea', emphasizing it as an initial or tentative concept.
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