No. 501 in French

photo

A photograph or picture taken by a camera.

In a sentence

J'ai pris une photo du coucher de soleil hier soir.
I took a photo of the sunset last night.
Here, 'photo' is used as a noun to refer to a picture captured using a camera.
Peux-tu m'envoyer la photo par email?
Can you send me the photo by email?
In this sentence, 'photo' is a noun describing a specific picture that is to be sent electronically.
Nous avons encadré la photo de famille pour le salon.
We framed the family photo for the living room.
In this example, 'photo' is utilized as a noun referring to a photograph that has a familial context and is framed for display.

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