This is the 11643rd most frequent French word.
saccagée
The French word "saccagée" means "ransacked" or "plundered" in English.
The word 'saccagée' is used as a past participle to express that the historical house underwent the action of ransacking or severe damage.
La maison historique a été complètement saccagée par les vandales.
The historical house was completely ransacked by the vandals.
Here, 'saccagée' is employed metaphorically to depict distress or destruction affecting her soul, emphasizing emotional impact.
Elle ressentait une douleur profonde comme si son âme avait été saccagée.
She felt deep pain as if her soul had been ransacked.
In this usage, 'saccagées' describes the physical state of disarray or ruin affecting the archives caused by a natural disaster.