No. 4,308 in French
externes
"Externes" refers to day students who do not reside at a boarding school.
In a sentence
Les relations externes de l'entreprise ont été renforcées cette année.
The company's external relations have been strengthened this year.
In this sentence, 'externes' is used as an adjective modifying 'relations', indicating that the relations are external or outside of the internal structure of the company.
Nous devons examiner les fichiers externes pour trouver les données nécessaires.
We need to review the external files to find the necessary data.
Here, 'externes' describes 'fichiers', highlighting that these files are external, meaning they originate from outside the current context.
Les experts externes ont fourni une analyse approfondie de la situation.
The external experts provided a detailed analysis of the situation.
In this instance, 'externes' is used to describe 'experts', indicating that these experts are external to the organization or group in question.
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