No. 469 in French
parquet
"Parquet" in French means "wooden flooring" or "parquet flooring."
In a sentence
Le parquet du salon est en bois massif.
The living room floor is made of solid wood.
The word 'parquet' here refers to the wooden flooring often composed of pieces laid in a pattern.
Les avocats se sont présentés devant le parquet pour plaider leur cause.
The lawyers appeared before the court to plead their case.
The word 'parquet' in this sentence means the public prosecutor's office or the court authority.
Le parquet exige de nouveaux témoignages dans cette affaire.
The prosecutor's office requires new testimonies in this case.
Here, 'parquet' symbolizes the judicial body responsible for public prosecution in a legal process.
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