No. 4,003 in French
cacher
To hide.
In a sentence
J'ai caché le cadeau sous le lit.
I hid the gift under the bed.
The verb 'cacher' is used in the past tense here (conjugated as 'ai caché'), indicating an action of concealing something in a specified location.
Il essaie de cacher ses émotions.
He tries to hide his emotions.
The verb 'cacher' in this sentence is in the infinitive form and is used to express an ongoing or habitual effort to conceal feelings or internal states.
Le chat se cache derrière le rideau.
The cat hides behind the curtain.
Here, 'cacher' is used reflexively ('se cache'), showing the action of taking cover or finding a hiding place, performed by the subject itself.
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