benestar

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Catalan

Etymology

From (well) +‎ estar (to be).

Pronunciation

Noun

benestar m (plural benestars)

  1. wellbeing
    • 2016 October 6, Nacho Herrero, “Les corrides de toros han caigut gairebé el 70% en una dècada”, in El Periódico:
      A les Balears, els partits del Pacte que governen s’havien compromès a reprendre aquest mes la tramitació d’una llei de benestar animal que suposaria el final de les corrides, però ara han decidit esperar a conèixer la sentència sobre la prohibició a Catalunya.
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  2. welfare

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Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛŋesˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: ben‧es‧tar

Noun

benestar m (plural benestares)

  1. wellbeing
    Antonym: malestar

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