No. 11,372 in French
refermées
Closed again.
In a sentence
Les fenêtres se sont refermées après l'orage.
The windows closed again after the storm.
In this sentence, 'refermées' is the past participle used with a reflexive verb to indicate that the windows closed again likely automatically or as a natural consequence.
Les plaies ont été bien nettoyées et sont maintenant refermées.
The wounds were well cleaned and are now closed again.
Here, 'refermées' describes a state of being, indicating that the wounds have healed and closed over again.
Quand les portes se sont refermées, le silence est revenu.
When the doors closed again, silence returned.
The use of 'refermées' signifies the action of the doors closing again as part of the narrative.
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