No. 11,067 in French
polluer
To contaminate or degrade the environment.
In a sentence
Les voitures qui émettent beaucoup de gaz polluent l'air.
Cars that emit a lot of gas pollute the air.
The verb "polluent" is used here in the present tense to describe ongoing pollution caused by cars.
Il est important de ne pas polluer les océans avec des déchets plastiques.
It is important not to pollute the oceans with plastic waste.
The verb "polluer" is used in the infinitive form, indicating the general idea of avoiding pollution.
Dans le passé, les usines ont pollué la rivière.
In the past, factories polluted the river.
The verb "polluer" is conjugated in the past perfect tense to describe an event of pollution in the past.
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