No. 8,599 in French
approchés
"Approchés" means "approached" in English.
In a sentence
Nous nous sommes approchés du lac pour mieux le voir.
We approached the lake to get a better view of it.
Describes the action of moving closer physically to a location or object, indicating movement in direction of the lake.
Les experts approchés ont exprimé leurs opinions sur le sujet.
The consulted experts expressed their opinions on the topic.
Used in a figurative sense to describe consulting or contacting individuals for their opinions or information.
Les deux candidats se sont beaucoup approchés en termes d'idées.
The two candidates came very close in terms of ideas.
Utilized to denote, metaphorically, similarity or convergence between two entities, focusing on their ideological alignment.
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