No. 3,437 in French
capitals
In French, "capitals" typically refers to uppercase letters.
In a sentence
Les capitales européennes sont enrichies par une histoire riche et diverse.
European capitals are enriched by a rich and diverse history.
Here, 'capitales' refer to major cities of countries serving as administrative centers.
Dans cet exercice, écrivez les capitales des pays mentionnés.
In this exercise, write the capitals of the mentioned countries.
Here, 'capitales' indicates the national administrative cities of countries for practice purposes.
Les lettres capitales sont souvent utilisées pour signaler un mot important.
Capital letters are often used to highlight an important word.
In this usage, 'capitales' refers to uppercase letters used in writing to emphasize importance or proper nouns.
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