No. 10,080 in French

grèves

"Grèves" in English: "strikes" (work stoppages).

In a sentence

Les grèves ont interrompu le service ferroviaire hier.
The strikes disrupted the train service yesterday.
In this sentence, 'grèves' refers to industrial strikes, a collective action by workers temporarily halting work as protest.
Les étudiants ont étudié les grèves historiques de 1968 en France.
The students studied the historical strikes of 1968 in France.
Here, 'grèves' denotes past instances of strikes, highlighting their historical significance.
Il marche souvent sur les grèves au bord de la mer.
He often walks on the shores by the sea.
In this case, 'grèves' means 'shores', referring to flat sandy or pebbly beaches by the sea.

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