No. 3,764 in French
seine
A river in France that flows through Paris.
In a sentence
La Seine traverse Paris, offrant des vues magnifiques.
The Seine flows through Paris, offering magnificent views.
In this sentence, 'Seine' refers to the major river that flows through Paris, used as a proper noun.
Son voile était d'une beauté seine et délicate.
Her veil was of pure and delicate beauty.
Here, 'seine' (corrected form: 'pure') describes the quality of the veil's beauty, indicating its clarity or purity.
Il a pêché des poissons dans une seine près de la côte.
He fished some fish with a seine near the shore.
In this sentence, 'seine' refers to a net used for fishing, demonstrating its use as a noun describing an object.
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