No. 1,758 in French
clos
Enclosed or closed.
In a sentence
Le jardin est clos par une barrière en bois.
The garden is enclosed by a wooden fence.
Here, 'clos' is used as an adjective describing the state of the garden being enclosed or surrounded.
Les débats sont maintenant clos.
The debates are now closed.
In this context, 'clos' represents the state of the debates as being concluded or finished.
Nous avons visité un clos de vignes en Bourgogne.
We visited a vineyard enclosure in Burgundy.
Here, 'clos' is a noun referring to an enclosed plot of land, often for cultivating grapes.
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