No. 4,197 in French
dits
"Dits" means "said" or "called" (plural, masculine) in English.
In a sentence
Les endroits dits touristiques attirent beaucoup de visiteurs chaque année.
The so-called tourist places attract many visitors every year.
In this sentence, 'dits' is used as an adjective meaning 'so-called', qualifying 'tourist places'.
Ces animaux, dits nocturnes, sortent principalement la nuit.
These animals, called nocturnal, mostly come out at night.
Here, 'dits' functions to introduce a descriptive or commonly given name of these animals.
Les scientifiques ont récemment étudié les fossiles dits précambriens.
Scientists recently studied the fossils called Precambrian.
In this context, 'dits' is used as a modifier before 'Precambrian', providing an established classification or naming.
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