No. 690 in French
civils
"Non-military individuals; civilians."
In a sentence
Les civils ont été évacués lors de l'incident.
The civilians were evacuated during the incident.
In this sentence, 'civils' is used as a noun referring to non-military individuals, highlighting its usage in contrast to military personnel.
Les infrastructures civiles doivent être protégées.
Civilian infrastructures must be protected.
Here, 'civiles' is used as an adjective qualifying 'infrastructures', denoting that these are related to civilian, non-military domains.
Ils travaillent à stabiliser la situation civile après le conflit.
They are working to stabilize the civil situation after the conflict.
In this example, 'civile' is an adjective describing 'situation,' indicating the context pertains to civil or non-military conditions.
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