No. 10,793 in French
nouée
Tied or knotted.
In a sentence
La corde était nouée autour du poteau.
The rope was tied around the pole.
Here, 'nouée' is used as an adjective describing 'corde', indicating that the rope is in a tied or knotted state.
Elle avait nouée un ruban dans ses cheveux.
She had tied a ribbon in her hair.
In this sentence, 'nouée' is part of the past participle form used in a compound tense, showing that the subject performed an action of tying a ribbon.
L'histoire de leur amitié était si profondément nouée.
The story of their friendship was so deeply entwined.
In this example, 'nouée' is metaphorically describing the depth and intertwined nature of the friendship, extending its usage to abstract relationships.
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