No. 11,052 in French
poché
"Poached."
In a sentence
J'ai préparé des œufs pochés pour le petit-déjeuner.
I prepared poached eggs for breakfast.
Here, 'pochés' modifies 'œufs' to describe a cooking method where eggs are gently simmered in liquid outside their shells.
Après la pluie, mes chaussures étaient complètement pochées de boue.
After the rain, my shoes were completely soiled with mud.
In this sentence, 'pochées' indicates the condition of being coated or affected by an external substance, imparting a descriptive state to 'chaussures'.
La chemise avait une poche pochée qui ajoutait une touche unique au design.
The shirt had an embossed pocket that added a unique touch to the design.
Here, 'pochée' describes the pocket ('poche'), indicating it has a particular physical feature, such as embossed detail, enhancing its characteristics.
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