No. 2,643 in Catalan
sars
The Catalan word "sars" has no meaning or definition in standard Catalan; it may be a misspelling or a proper noun.
In a sentence
La sars és un virus que afecta greument les vies respiratòries.
SARS is a virus that severely affects the respiratory tract.
In this sentence, 'sars' is used as the name of the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus to specify the medical condition.
La paraula «sars» prové de l’acrònim en anglès SARS, que significa «Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome».
The word 'SARS' comes from the English acronym SARS, which stands for 'Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome'.
In this sentence, 'sars' is referred to as a linguistic term, explaining its origin as a translation of an acronym to Catalan.
Durant l’epidèmia de sars, moltes persones van quedar aïllades per precaució.
During the SARS epidemic, many people were isolated as a precaution.
Here, 'sars' is used to contextually refer to the pandemic caused by the virus, specifying its widespread implications.
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