This is the 10401st most frequent French word.
jeté
"Jeté" is a ballet term meaning a leap where a dancer throws one leg forward and the other backward.
In this sentence, 'jeté' is the past participle of the verb 'jeter', indicating the action of throwing or launching.
Il a jeté le ballon à travers la fenêtre.
He threw the ball through the window.
Here, 'jeté' is used as an adjective derived from the past participle, describing the state of the paper as having been thrown.
Le papier jeté par terre est sale.
The paper thrown on the ground is dirty.
In this example, 'jeté' is part of an idiomatic phrase involving 'jeter un coup d'œil', meaning 'to cast a glance.'