No. 1,579 in French
pilotes
"Pilotes" means "pilots" in English.
In a sentence
Ils ont recruté de nouveaux pilotes pour l'armée de l'air.
They recruited new pilots for the air force.
Here, 'pilotes' refers to individuals trained to fly aircraft, used in the context of aviation.
Les pilotes de la machine doivent être soigneusement testés.
The machine's drivers must be carefully tested.
In this example, 'pilotes' is used to refer to individuals operating machinery, emphasizing a technical role within technology.
Les pilotes préliminaires du système informatique ont révélé plusieurs bogues.
The preliminary drivers of the computer system revealed several bugs.
Here, 'pilotes' is metaphorically applied to describe software components ('drivers') that interface between hardware and software systems.
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