No. 8,619 in French

are

An "are" is a unit of area equal to 100 square meters.

In a sentence

Ce sont les livres que vous voulez.
These are the books that you want.
In this sentence, 'sont' (are) is used as the plural conjugation of the verb 'être' to define what the subject 'ce' (these) references.
Vous êtes étudiants.
You are students.
Here, 'êtes' (are) is in the second-person plural form of 'être,' describing the state or characteristic of the subject 'vous' (you).
Les chats sont calmes.
The cats are calm.
The word 'sont' (are) is used as the plural third-person form of 'être' to attribute the state of calmness to the subject 'les chats' (the cats).

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