No. 996 in French
athlètes
"Athlètes" means "athletes" in English.
In a sentence
Les athlètes s'entraînent chaque jour pour les Jeux Olympiques.
Athletes train every day for the Olympic Games.
Here, 'athlètes' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to individuals engaged in athletic activities.
La performance des athlètes a émerveillé le public.
The athletes' performance amazed the audience.
In this sentence, 'athlètes' is used in the possessive form, indicating ownership of the performance.
Le club a recruté de jeunes athlètes prometteurs.
The club recruited promising young athletes.
Here, 'athlètes' is the object of the verb 'recruté', representing the people being recruited.
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