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No. 4,339 in French

flou

Blurry; vague; unclear.

In a sentence

  • L'image était floue, impossible de discerner les détails.

    The image was blurry, it was impossible to discern the details.

    In this sentence, 'flou' refers to the physical quality of the image being out of focus or blurry, describing a lack of clarity in visual perception.

  • Les explications du professeur étaient un peu floues et difficiles à comprendre.

    The teacher's explanations were a bit unclear and hard to understand.

    Here, 'flou' is used metaphorically to describe the vagueness or lack of clarity in the explanations, indicating difficulty in comprehending them.

  • Son avenir professionnel reste flou, il ne sait pas encore ce qu'il va faire.

    His professional future remains uncertain; he does not yet know what he will do.

    In this context, 'flou' conveys uncertainty or indefiniteness about situations or decisions, highlighting ambiguity in the subject matter.

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