No. 9,342 in French
degrès
"Degrès" in English means "degrees," referring to levels, steps, or units of measurement (e.g., temperature or angles).
In a sentence
La température aujourd'hui est de 25 degrés.
Today's temperature is 25 degrees.
In this sentence, 'degrès' is used as a unit of measurement for temperature.
Elle a progressé de plusieurs degrés dans ses compétences.
She has progressed several degrees in her skills.
Here, 'degrès' signifies levels or steps in improvement.
L'eau commence à bouillir à cent degrés Celsius.
Water starts boiling at one hundred degrees Celsius.
This instance uses 'degrès' to describe a specific temperature point where boiling occurs.
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