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No. 5,565 in French

browns

The French word "browns" is not a standard French term; it may be an English word. In French, "bruns" means "browns" (the color).

In a sentence

  • Les cheveux bruns sont élégants.

    Brown hair is elegant.

    Here, 'bruns' refers to the brown color describing hair color.

  • Les feuilles brunes tombent des arbres en automne.

    Brown leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

    In this sentence, 'brunes' describes leaves, using an adjective to indicate their color.

  • Il a peint des chevaux bruns sur la toile.

    He painted brown horses on the canvas.

    Here, 'bruns' functions as an adjective referring to the color of painted horses.

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