No. 10,142 in French
humides
Wet, damp, or moist.
In a sentence
Les vêtements sont humides après la pluie.
The clothes are damp after the rain.
Here, 'humides' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the 'clothes' after being exposed to rain, emphasizing a moist condition.
Je marche dans une forêt aux feuilles humides.
I walk in a forest with damp leaves.
In this instance, 'humides' describes the 'leaves' in the forest, conveying that they are wet or moist due to atmospheric conditions or precipitation.
Dans les régions humides, les plantes poussent rapidement.
In humid regions, plants grow quickly.
Here, 'humides' is used to describe 'regions' where the air is filled with moisture, indicating a climatological aspect of those regions that benefits plant growth.
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