No. 8,496 in French
aigus
Sharp or high-pitched.
In a sentence
Les cris aigus des enfants résonnaient dans la cour.
The high-pitched screams of the children echoed in the yard.
Here, 'aigus' describes the nature of the screams, characterizing them as sharp or piercing in sound.
Elle a peint des angles aigus dans son œuvre abstraite.
She painted sharp angles in her abstract artwork.
In this sentence, 'aigus' is used to describe angles that are sharp or pointed, often in the geometric sense.
Les musiciens ajustaient leurs instruments pour éliminer les sons aigus.
The musicians adjusted their instruments to eliminate the high-pitched sounds.
Here, 'aigus' characterizes sounds that are of a high frequency, referring to the tonal quality of the notes.
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