No. 10,752 in French
nappe
"Tablecloth" or "layer."
In a sentence
J'ai mis une belle nappe sur la table pour le dîner.
I placed a beautiful tablecloth on the table for dinner.
Here, 'nappe' refers to a tablecloth, which is a common usage of the word in French.
La nappe phréatique sous cette région est très profonde.
The groundwater layer under this region is very deep.
In this context, 'nappe' refers to an underground layer or sheet, like the water table.
Une nappe de brouillard recouvrait la vallée dès l'aube.
A blanket of fog covered the valley at dawn.
Here, 'nappe' is used figuratively to describe a layer or blanket of fog.
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