No. 4,553 in French
marinées
"Marinées" means "marinated" in English.
In a sentence
Les légumes marinées sont délicieux dans une salade.
The marinated vegetables are delicious in a salad.
Here, 'marinées' is used as an adjective describing 'légumes' to indicate that the vegetables have been treated with marinade.
Elle a préparé des olives marinées pour l'apéritif.
She prepared marinated olives for the appetizer.
In this sentence, 'marinées' functions as an adjective modifying 'olives', demonstrating that the olives underwent a marinating process.
La viande doit être bien marinée avant d'être cuite.
The meat must be well marinated before being cooked.
Here, 'marinée' is a past participle used in passive construction, describing the process that the meat should go through.
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