No. 10,397 in French
jaunie
"Jaunie" means "yellowed" or "turned yellow."
In a sentence
La photo ancienne est jaunie avec le temps.
The old photograph is yellowed with time.
Used as a past participle to describe the photograph affected over time.
Cette feuille verdoie et se jaunit au fil des saisons.
This leaf greens and yellows over the seasons.
Describes the action of the leaf turning yellow, used in the reflexive form.
Il a trouvé une page jaunie dans le vieux livre.
He found a yellowed page in the old book.
Serves as an adjective describing the page's condition.
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