No. 8,939 in French
celles
"Celles" means "those" (feminine plural).
In a sentence
Celles que tu vois sont mes préférées.
The ones you see are my favorites.
In this sentence, 'celles' functions as a demonstrative pronoun referring to feminine plural nouns that are favorites.
Parmi toutes les fleurs, celles qui sont rouges attirent le plus l'attention.
Among all the flowers, the ones that are red attract the most attention.
Here, 'celles' is used as a demonstrative pronoun specifying a subset of feminine plural nouns (flowers) based on color.
Je choisirai celles qui me plaisent le plus.
I will choose the ones I like the most.
'Celles' in this context indicates feminine plural nouns (unspecified objects of preference) being selected based on liking.
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