No. 5,887 in French
dm
"DM" in French commonly refers to "devoirs maison," meaning "homework."
In a sentence
Je vais lui envoyer un message privé par DM.
I will send him a private message via DM.
Here, 'DM' is used as a shorthand in written and spoken French to refer to 'direct message', commonly used in social media contexts.
Elle a reçu un DM sur Instagram hier.
She received a DM on Instagram yesterday.
In this example, 'DM' refers to a direct message received on a social media platform, Instagram.
Peut-on résoudre ce problème en discutant dans les DMs?
Can we solve this problem by discussing it in the DMs?
Here, 'DMs' refers to private conversations carried via direct messages on social platforms, used plural to denote the medium of communication.
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