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No. 3,200 in French

renvoyé

"Renvoyé" means "dismissed" or "sent back."

In a sentence

  • Il a été renvoyé de l'école pour son comportement.

    He was expelled from school for his behavior.

    In this sentence, 'renvoyé' is used as a past participle to indicate that the person was expelled from school, showing the meaning 'dismissed or sent away'.

  • Elle a renvoyé la lettre à son expéditeur.

    She returned the letter to its sender.

    Here, 'renvoyé' functions as the past participle of a direct action indicating that the letter was sent back to its origin or sender.

  • Ils ont renvoyé l'équipe adverse chez elle après la défaite.

    They sent the opposing team back home after the defeat.

    'Renvoyé' in this context communicates the action of requesting or directing someone to depart back to their own place.

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