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No. 9,107 in French

compromettantes

Compromising or damaging.

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  • Les documents compromis sont des preuves compromettantes contre l'accusé.

    The compromised documents are incriminating evidence against the defendant.

    Here, 'compromettantes' is used as an adjective describing 'preuves'. It implies that the evidence can harm or incriminate the accused.

  • Elle craignait que ses actions passées soient découvertes, car elles étaient compromettantes.

    She feared that her past actions might be discovered because they were incriminating.

    In this instance, 'compromettantes' serves as an adjective for 'actions', meaning that the actions could potentially jeopardize her reputation if exposed.

  • Les politiciens doivent éviter les situations compromettantes pour préserver leur intégrité.

    Politicians must avoid compromising situations to preserve their integrity.

    Here, 'compromettantes' modifies 'situations', indicating that the situations could lead to harm or jeopardize the politicians' integrity.

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