No. 4,354 in French

fouilles

Excavations or archaeological digs.

In a sentence

Les fouilles archéologiques ont révélé des objets anciens fascinants.
The archaeological digs revealed fascinating ancient objects.
In this sentence, 'fouilles' refers to excavations or digs, often performed for scientific or historical exploration.
Nous avons entendu parler des fouilles de la police dans ce quartier.
We heard about the police searches in this neighborhood.
Here, 'fouilles' denotes searches or investigations conducted by law enforcement.
Les fouilles corporelles à l'aéroport sont une procédure standard.
Body searches at the airport are a standard procedure.
In this context, 'fouilles' pertains to personal physical searches, typically for safety or security reasons.

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