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No. 2,602 in French

marc

The French word "marc" means "the residue or sediment from pressed grapes or other fruits after extracting juice."

In a sentence

  • Je prépare un gommage avec du marc de café.

    I'm preparing a scrub with coffee grounds.

    Here, 'marc' refers to the residue or grounds left after brewing coffee, illustrating its use as a noun.

  • Mon ami s'appelle Marc et il est très gentil.

    My friend's name is Marc, and he is very kind.

    In this sentence, 'Marc' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.

  • Le vin est élaboré à partir du marc de raisin pressé.

    The wine is made from pressed grape marc.

    Here, 'marc' refers to the residue or pulp left after grape pressing, again used as a noun.

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