No. 9,273 in French
creuses
"Hollow" or "empty."
In a sentence
Les plages créent des marées creuses.
The beaches create shallow tides.
In this sentence, 'creuses' is used to describe the tides as being shallow, indicating a lower water level.
Elle travaille souvent pendant des périodes creuses.
She often works during quiet periods.
Here, 'creuses' is used metaphorically to describe periods of low activity or calmness.
Les rivières sont plus creuses en été.
The rivers are deeper in summer.
In this case, 'creuses' is used to indicate depth, contrasting shallowness.
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