No. 9,984 in French

funestes

Disastrous; deadly; ominous.

In a sentence

Ses actes ont eu des conséquences funestes pour la communauté.
His actions had disastrous consequences for the community.
The word 'funestes' here describes consequences that are gravely harmful or calamitous in nature.
Les souvenirs de cette période étaient empreints de pensées funestes.
The memories of that period were filled with dire thoughts.
In this usage, 'funestes' modifies 'thoughts' to indicate that they are gloomy or ominous.
Le prophète a annoncé des événements funestes pour l'avenir.
The prophet foretold doom for the future.
Here, 'funestes' refers to events predicted to be tragic or catastrophic.

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