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No. 2,126 in French

brûlé

Burnt.

In a sentence

  • Le pain est brûlé.

    The bread is burnt.

    Here, 'brûlé' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the bread, indicating it has been burned.

  • L'enfant a brûlé ses dessins par accident.

    The child accidentally burnt their drawings.

    In this case, 'brûlé' is used as a past participle in a compound tense, indicating the action of burning something.

  • La chaumière sur la colline semble brûlée.

    The cottage on the hill seems burnt.

    'Brûlée' is used as an adjective here, conforming to the feminine singular form to agree with 'chaumière', signifying that the cottage appears to be in a burnt state.

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