No. 3,063 in French
naturelles
"Naturelles" means "natural" in English.
In a sentence
Les couleurs naturelles des fleurs sont fascinantes.
The natural colors of the flowers are fascinating.
In this sentence, 'naturelles' is used as an adjective agreeing in gender (feminine plural) and number with the noun 'couleurs' to describe the inherent qualities of the flowers' colors.
Elle préfère les produits naturels pour cuisiner.
She prefers natural products for cooking.
Here, 'naturels' (masculine plural form) describes the products, emphasizing their organic or unprocessed qualities.
Ils étudient les formations naturelles des rochers.
They study the natural formations of the rocks.
In this context, 'naturelles' (feminine plural form) modifies 'formations' to denote that the formations of rocks originated in nature, without human interference.
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