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No. 4,800 in French

recueillis

"Recueillis" means "collected" or "composed," often referring to a calm, thoughtful, or meditative state.

In a sentence

  • Les enfants recueillis par l'association ont trouvé un foyer chaleureux.

    The children taken in by the association have found a warm home.

    In this sentence, 'recueillis' is used as a past participle describing children who have been taken in or hosted by the association.

  • Ils ont recueilli des informations précieuses durant leur enquête.

    They collected valuable information during their investigation.

    Here, 'recueilli' is the masculine singular past participle, meaning 'collected' or 'gathered' in the context of gathering information.

  • Elle est émue par les témoignages recueillis lors de la réunion.

    She is moved by the testimonies collected during the meeting.

    In this context, 'recueillis' is used as an adjective describing testimonies that were collected during the meeting.

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