No. 10,929 in French
parue
"Parue" is the feminine past participle of "paraître," meaning "appeared" or "published."
In a sentence
Le livre est parue hier dans les librairies.
The book appeared yesterday in bookstores.
Here, 'parue' indicates the occurrence of the event where the book was released or made available to the public.
Elle était parue dans un magazine célèbre en 2015.
She appeared in a famous magazine in 2015.
In this sentence, 'parue' is used to express that she was featured or included in a publication in the past.
Cette idée est parue étrange au début, mais elle a été acceptée.
This idea seemed strange at first, but it was accepted.
In this context, 'parue' conveys the impression or perception of the idea when first introduced.
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