No. 668 in French
premières
"Premières" (feminine plural) means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Les premières fleurs du printemps sont épanouies.
The first flowers of spring have bloomed.
Here, 'premières' is used as an adjective describing the flowers, agreeing in gender and number.
Elle a remporté les premières places dans plusieurs compétitions.
She secured the first places in several competitions.
In this sentence, 'premières' functions as an adjective modifying 'places', again showing gender and number agreement.
Ce sont ses premières tentatives d'écriture.
These are her first attempts at writing.
Here, 'premières' modifies 'tentatives', highlighting the initial nature of these attempts.
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