No. 10,172 in French

illustrations

Images or visual representations used to explain or decorate.

In a sentence

Les illustrations dans ce livre sont magnifiques.
The illustrations in this book are magnificent.
In this sentence, "illustrations" refers to visual drawings or images accompanying the text in a book.
Elle utilise des illustrations pour rendre ses présentations plus intéressantes.
She uses illustrations to make her presentations more engaging.
Here, "illustrations" are used to mean explanatory visuals or charts employed to reinforce the content in presentations.
Ces faits sont des illustrations de sa théorie.
These facts are illustrations of her theory.
In this context, "illustrations" represents examples or evidence provided to substantiate a theory or idea.

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