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No. 10,034 in French

glissantes

Slippery.

In a sentence

  • Les rues étaient glissantes à cause de la pluie.

    The streets were slippery because of the rain.

    Here, 'glissantes' is an adjective describing the characteristic of the streets due to the conditions caused by the rain, emphasizing their slippery nature.

  • Les feuilles glissantes rendent le sentier dangereux.

    The slippery leaves make the path dangerous.

    In this sentence, 'glissantes' modifies 'les feuilles' to express their physical property of being slippery, which impacts the safety of the mentioned path.

  • Faites attention aux roches glissantes près de la rivière.

    Be careful of the slippery rocks near the river.

    The term 'glissantes' serves here as an adjective that conveys the caution needed due to the rocks' slippery texture, especially in the described location near the river.

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