No. 1,686 in Catalan
sinistre
The Catalan word "sinistre" means "sinister" or "accident" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
El sinistre va tenir lloc al centre de la ciutat.
The accident occurred in the city center.
The word 'sinistre' is used here to mean 'accident', referring to a serious mishap or unfortunate event.
Te la mirada d'algú molt sinistre.
He has the gaze of someone very sinister.
The word 'sinistre' is utilized in this sentence to describe someone as eerie or unsettling, emphasizing a negative or threatening aura.
El sinistre va causar molts danys materials.
The disaster caused a lot of material damage.
Here, 'sinistre' is employed to denote a calamity or catastrophic event causing destruction.
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