No. 10,537 in French
lévitantes
Floating or levitating.
In a sentence
Les pierres lévitantes semblaient défier les lois de la physique.
The levitating stones seemed to defy the laws of physics.
Here, "lévitantes" is used as an adjective describing the stones, which appear to hover or float.
Elle dessinait des figures lévitantes dans l'air avec ses mains.
She was drawing levitating figures in the air with her hands.
In this sentence, "lévitantes" describes the figures, emphasizing their floating nature animated by her movements.
Le magicien a présenté un spectacle de chaises lévitantes.
The magician presented a show of levitating chairs.
"Lévitantes" is used to describe the chairs, focusing on their magical suspension in the air during the act.
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