No. 2,332 in French
oubliés
"Forgotten."
In a sentence
Les livres oubliés sur l'étagère contiennent des histoires fascinantes.
The forgotten books on the shelf contain fascinating stories.
The word 'oubliés' is used here as an adjective to describe 'les livres', indicating that these books were left unattended or forgotten.
Nous avons visité un parc avec des coins oubliés par les habitants.
We visited a park with areas forgotten by the inhabitants.
The word 'oubliés' is again an adjective modifying 'des coins', specifying that certain parts of the park are unnoticed or neglected.
Les souvenirs oubliés reviennent parfois de manière inattendue.
Forgotten memories sometimes return unexpectedly.
Here, 'oubliés' describes 'les souvenirs,' emphasizing that these memories were long neglected or out of mind before resurfacing.
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