No. 11,669 in French
satellites
"Satellites" in French means celestial bodies or artificial objects orbiting a planet or larger body.
In a sentence
Les satellites sont essentiels pour les communications modernes.
Satellites are essential for modern communications.
In this sentence, 'satellites' refers to artificial objects orbiting the Earth used for communication purposes in modern technology.
Les chercheurs étudient les satellites naturels de Jupiter.
Researchers study Jupiter's natural satellites.
Here, 'satellites' denotes natural moons that orbit around planets, specifically Jupiter's moons.
Les satellites autour de cette étoile pourraient abriter la vie.
The satellites around this star could harbor life.
In this case, 'satellites' is used to describe celestial bodies orbiting a star, possibly exoplanets or moons where life may exist.
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