No. 4,969 in Catalan

voravies

"Voravies" in Catalan means "curbs" or "edges of a sidewalk" in English.

In a sentence

Les voravies de la ciutat estan ben il·luminades.
The sidewalks of the city are well lit.
In this sentence, 'voravies' refers to the sidewalks as part of urban infrastructure for pedestrians.
Hem d'anar caminant per les voravies per evitar accidents.
We should walk on the sidewalks to avoid accidents.
Here, 'voravies' is used to emphasize safety and proper pedestrian space.
La voravia estreta dificulta el pas.
The narrow sidewalk makes passage difficult.
In this case, 'voravia' highlights the characteristic of being narrow as an attribute of the pedestrian path.

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