No. 7,123 in French
mina
"Mina" in French refers to a cute or affected expression, often related to a gesture or behavior.
In a sentence
Elle mina le charbon dans une mine profonde.
She mined coal in a deep mine.
In this sentence, 'mina' is the past tense form of the verb 'miner', meaning 'to mine'.
Son regard mina l’expression de surprise chez lui.
Her gaze undermined the expression of surprise on him.
Here, 'mina' is the past tense form of 'miner', signifying 'to weaken or undermine someone's composure or feelings'.
L’artiste mina délicatement le marbre pour créer une sculpture.
The artist delicately mined the marble to create a sculpture.
In this example, 'mina' is used metaphorically in the past tense of 'miner' to describe the act of shaping or carving into a material.
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