No. 1,479 in French
conférences
"Conférences" means "lectures" or "conferences" in English.
In a sentence
Nous allons assister à des conférences sur le développement durable.
We are going to attend lectures on sustainable development.
The word 'conférences' is used here to refer to formal talks or lectures about a specific topic.
Elle organise des conférences de presse chaque mois pour informer le public.
She organizes press conferences every month to inform the public.
In this sentence, 'conférences' refers to press conferences, which are meetings organized to convey information to the media.
Les étudiants ont présenté leurs projets lors des conférences universitaires annuelles.
The students presented their projects during the annual university conferences.
Here, 'conférences' denotes academic conferences where participants present and discuss scholarly work.
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