No. 4,656 in French
paralysés
Paralysés: Paralyzed.
In a sentence
Les opérations économiques sont paralysées par la crise.
Economic operations are paralyzed by the crisis.
The word 'paralysées' is used metaphorically to describe the inability of the economic operations to function due to the adverse effects of the crisis.
À cause de l'accident, ses jambes sont paralysées.
Due to the accident, her legs are paralyzed.
Here, 'paralysées' is used in a medical and literal context to indicate the physical state of her legs, which have lost their ability to move.
Les décisions du comité sont paralysées par les désaccords internes.
The committee's decisions are paralyzed by internal disagreements.
In this case, 'paralysées' is used figuratively to describe the inability to finalize decisions due to internal disagreements.
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