No. 8,475 in French
affluence
Abundance or a large number of people or things.
In a sentence
L'affluence au marché était incroyable ce matin.
The crowd at the market was incredible this morning.
Here, 'affluence' is used to describe the high number of people or crowd present in a location.
Nous devons prévoir l'affluence attendue pour cet événement.
We must anticipate the expected attendance for this event.
In this sentence, 'affluence' is used to refer to the number of people anticipated to attend.
L'affluence des visiteurs dans ce musée augmente chaque année.
The influx of visitors in this museum increases every year.
Here, 'affluence' refers to the influx or flow of visitors to the museum.
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