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No. 9,357 in French

dessinent

"Dessinent" means "draw" (third person plural of "dessiner").

In a sentence

  • Les enfants dessinent des animaux dans leurs cahiers.

    The children are drawing animals in their notebooks.

    Here, 'dessinent' is used as a verb in the present tense, indicating the action of drawing being performed by the children.

  • Ils dessinent un plan pour leur nouveau projet de maison.

    They are drafting a plan for their new house project.

    In this sentence, 'dessinent' conveys the act of creating a detailed sketch or design, showing its application in planning.

  • Sur le mur, les artistes dessinent une fresque colorée.

    On the wall, the artists are creating a colorful mural.

    This sentence uses 'dessinent' to describe the artistic activity of painting or sketching a mural, emphasizing its connection with visual arts.

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