No. 636 in French

etats

"États" means "states" in English.

In a sentence

Les États-Unis sont un pays situé en Amérique.
The United States is a country located in America.
In this sentence, 'États' is used as part of the proper noun 'États-Unis' (United States) to refer to a nation consisting of states (provinces).
Elle est très attentive à ses états émotionnels.
She is very attentive to her emotional states.
Here, 'états' refers to the individual's emotional conditions or states of being.
Le chimiste observe différents états de la substance.
The chemist observes different states of the substance.
In this context, 'états' denotes the physical states (e.g., solid, liquid, gas) of a substance in scientific observation.

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