No. 1,853 in French
lancées
"Lancées" means "momentum" or "impulses" in English.
In a sentence
Ils étaient déjà lancés dans leur projet lorsque nous sommes arrivés.
They were already launched into their project when we arrived.
Here, "lancés" is used to indicate that the subjects were actively engaged or started in their project.
Les nouvelles initiatives lancées ce mois-ci semblent prometteuses.
The new initiatives launched this month seem promising.
In this sentence, "lancées" is used as a past participle to describe initiatives that have been started or introduced.
En pleine discussion, ils ont lancés un débat sur les sujets politiques.
During the discussion, they launched a debate on political topics.
Here, "lancés" signifies the action of initiating or starting a debate.
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