No. 1,027 in French

information

Data or knowledge communicated or received about a particular subject or event.

In a sentence

J'ai lu une information intéressante dans le journal.
I read an interesting piece of information in the newspaper.
Here, 'information' is used as a singular noun referring to a specific fact or detail.
Les informations diffusées hier étaient inexactes.
The information broadcast yesterday was inaccurate.
In this sentence, 'informations' is used as a plural noun referring generally to news or reports.
Nous collectons des informations pour compléter notre enquête.
We are gathering information to complete our investigation.
This usage depicts 'informations' as plural, denoting data or details being gathered for a purpose.

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