No. 3,110 in French
pirates
"Pirates" in French means "pirates" in English, referring to people who attack and rob ships at sea.
In a sentence
Les pirates aiment naviguer sur les mers.
Pirates love sailing the seas.
In this sentence, 'pirates' refers to seafaring individuals often associated with historical maritime robbery.
Un groupe de pirates informatiques a attaqué le système.
A group of hackers attacked the system.
Here, 'pirates' refers metaphorically to individuals who illegally exploit computer systems, known as hackers.
Nous avons regardé un film sur des pirates légendaires.
We watched a movie about legendary pirates.
In this context, 'pirates' denotes the subject of the film, referring to cultural representations of historic pirates.
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