No. 1,256 in French
armées
"Armées" in English means "armed forces" or "armies."
In a sentence
Les armées se préparent pour une grande parade.
The armies are preparing for a large parade.
In this sentence, 'armées' is used as a plural noun referring to collections of military forces belonging to different entities.
Elle a armées ses idées de solides arguments.
She armed her ideas with strong arguments.
Here, 'armées' is part of a verb form, used figuratively to describe strengthening or enhancing something.
Les rues sont pleines de statues représentant les armées triomphantes.
The streets are full of statues representing triumphant armies.
In this example, 'armées' is again a plural noun, depicting military groups that achieved victory.
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