No. 8,862 in French
bulgares
"Bulgarians" – people from Bulgaria.
In a sentence
Les étudiants bulgares suivent des cours de français à l'université.
Bulgarian students are taking French courses at the university.
Here, 'bulgares' is used as an adjective describing the nationality of the students.
Nous avons acheté des yogourts bulgares au marché.
We bought Bulgarian yogurts at the market.
In this case, 'bulgares' describes the origin of the yogurt, referring to its production style or brand association.
Les Bulgares célèbrent traditionnellement Baba Marta le premier mars.
Bulgarians traditionally celebrate Baba Marta on the first of March.
Here, 'Bulgares' is a proper noun referring directly to the people of Bulgaria.
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