This is the 641st most frequent Catalan word.
pres
"Pres" in Catalan means "prisoner" in English.
In this sentence, 'pres' is used as a noun meaning 'prisoner'.
Ell és un pres a la presó.
He is a prisoner in the jail.
Here, 'pres' is the past participle of 'prendre', used to indicate that something has been taken.
El càrrec està pres per algú altre.
The position is taken by someone else.
In this example, 'pres' is again the past participle of 'prendre', employed in a reflective construction to express an attitude.