No. 9,900 in French
flancs
Sides or flanks (of a body or an object).
In a sentence
Les flancs de la montagne étaient recouverts de forêts denses.
The mountain's slopes were covered with dense forests.
Here, 'flancs' refers to the sides or slopes of a mountain, describing its physical geography.
Il marcha le long des flancs du cheval pour le préparer.
He walked along the horse's sides to prepare it.
In this context, 'flancs' denotes the sides of the horse's body, illustrating an aspect of its anatomy.
Les troupes se sont regroupées sur les flancs de l'ennemi pour une attaque stratégique.
The troops regrouped on the enemy's flanks for a strategic attack.
Here, 'flancs' is used metaphorically to denote the strategic sides of an enemy formation in a military context.
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