No. 8,589 in French
appliqués
"Appliqués" refers to decorative pieces or designs applied to fabric or surfaces.
In a sentence
Les élèves sont appliqués dans leurs études.
The students are diligent in their studies.
Here, 'appliqués' is used as an adjective to describe the students as being diligent and attentive to their studies.
Les motifs appliqués sur le tissu sont originaux.
The patterns applied onto the fabric are original.
In this sentence, 'appliqués' is used as a past participle from the verb 'appliquer', indicating that the patterns have been applied or affixed to the fabric.
Nous avons appliqués les règles dans le projet.
We applied the rules in the project.
Here, 'appliqués' is the past participle of the verb 'appliquer', agreeing in gender and number with the subject 'Nous', and it means that the rules were executed or implemented.
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