No. 6,075 in French

eddy

"Eddy" in French translates to "tourbillon" in English, meaning a circular movement of water, air, or smoke.

In a sentence

Un petit vortex dans la rivière ressemblait à un eddy.
A small vortex in the river resembled an eddy.
Describes a swirling current in water.
Eddy écoutait attentivement pendant le cours d'histoire.
Eddy was listening attentively during the history class.
Refers to a person's name.
Le vent tourbillonnant formait un eddy avant de se disperser.
The swirling wind formed an eddy before dispersing.
Refers to a swirling mass of air.

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