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No. 12,367 in French

évacuées

The French word "évacuées" means "evacuated" in English.

In a sentence

  • Les personnes ont été évacuées de la zone inondée.

    The people were evacuated from the flooded area.

    The word 'évacuées' is used here as the past participle of 'évacuer,' indicating that the action of evacuation has been carried out on the people referred to.

  • Les maisons évacuées resteront inhabitées pour le moment.

    The evacuated houses will remain uninhabited for the time being.

    In this sentence, 'évacuées' acts as an adjective describing the state of the houses (that they have undergone evacuation).

  • Elles ont été évacuées du bâtiment en cas d'incendie.

    They were evacuated from the building in case of fire.

    Again, 'évacuées' is the past participle used in passive voice to describe the people who were subject to evacuation.

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