No. 4,445 in French
incendies
"Incendies" means "fires" or "blazes" in English.
In a sentence
Les incendies détruisent la forêt chaque été.
Fires destroy the forest each summer.
In this sentence, 'incendies' refers to forest fires or wildfires, emphasizing the destructive impact they have on nature.
Ils ont mené une enquête sur les incendies criminels.
They conducted an investigation on criminal fires.
Here, 'incendies' is used to indicate arson incidents, describing fires that are intentionally set as part of criminal actions.
Les pompiers combattent les incendies avec courage.
Firefighters fight fires with courage.
In this context, 'incendies' refers generally to significant fires that require professional intervention to control and extinguish.
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