This is the 11430th most frequent Catalan word.
vanes
The Catalan word "vanes" means "vain" or "futile" in English.
Here, 'vanes' refers to the blades or sails of a windmill, illustrating its use as a technical term in a descriptive context.
Les vanes dels molins giren amb el vent.
The vanes of the mills turn with the wind.
In this instance, 'vanes' characterizes desires as futile or without value, depicting the word's usage as an adjective form ('va') to describe abstract concepts.
Els seus desitjos eren vanes i sense sentit.
Her wishes were vain and meaningless.
Here, 'vanes' is used to convey the vanity or superficiality of opinions, applying the term abstractly to critique personal beliefs or stances.