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No. 10,953 in French

pavées

"Pavées" means "paved" or "cobblestones."

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  • Les rues pavées de la vieille ville sont magnifiques.

    The cobblestone streets of the old town are beautiful.

    Here, 'pavées' is used as an adjective to describe streets that are made of stones laid in a structured fashion, indicating the surface material.

  • Il a pavé les chemins du jardin avec des dalles en pierres naturelles.

    He paved the garden paths with natural stone tiles.

    In this sentence, 'pavé' is used as the verb 'paver' in its past participle form, illustrating the action of laying down stones to surface paths.

  • Les dalles pavées ajoutent du charme à l'entrée de la maison.

    The paved tiles add charm to the house's entrance.

    Here, 'pavées' serves as an adjective to describe the tiles, showing they have been paved or surfaced with a specific material.

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