No. 9,744 in French
entrecoupées
"Entrecoupées" means "interspersed" or "interrupted intermittently."
In a sentence
Les heures entrecoupées de repos sont nécessaires.
The hours interspersed with rest are necessary.
Used to describe an occurrence at intervals in a certain activity, indicating rest periods between active hours.
Ses phrases étaient entrecoupées de soupirs tristes.
Her sentences were interspersed with sad sighs.
Indicates the interruption of speech with sighs, showing emotional interjections affecting the dialogue.
Une pluie fine tombait, entrecoupée par un tonnerre lointain.
A fine rain fell, interspersed with distant thunder.
Describes variations within weather patterns, where breaks in steady rain are marked by thunder occurrences.
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