No. 7,671 in French
rocket
A rocket is a self-propelled device designed to travel through air or space.
In a sentence
La fusée géante est prête à être lancée dans l'espace.
The giant rocket is ready to be launched into space.
In this sentence, 'fusée' refers to a space rocket.
La salade roquette est fraîche et parfaite pour le dîner.
The arugula salad is fresh and perfect for dinner.
Here, 'roquette' refers to arugula, a type of salad green.
Le joueur de football a effectué une frappe en forme de roquette.
The football player made a rocket-like kick.
In this context, 'roquette' is used metaphorically to describe a powerful and fast kick, resembling the speed of a rocket.
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