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No. 5,937 in French

decker

"Decker" is not a French word.

In a sentence

  • Le bus à deux étages est appelé double-decker en anglais.

    The two-story bus is called double-decker in English.

    Here, 'decker' is used as part of a compound word referring to the layers or levels of the bus.

  • Ce pâtissier fabrique des gâteaux très élevés, parfois avec plusieurs étages, comme un triple-decker.

    This pastry chef makes very tall cakes, sometimes with several layers, like a triple-decker.

    In this sentence, 'decker' again appears in a compound word, indicating the number of layers in the cake.

  • Les vieux films de gangsters montrent souvent des double-deckers traversant les ponts de la ville.

    Old gangster films often show double-deckers crossing the city bridges.

    Here, 'decker' describes the multi-story vehicles in the historical context of films.

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