No. 11,715 in French

seuils

Thresholds.

In a sentence

Les seuils de la maison sont ornés de fleurs.
The thresholds of the house are adorned with flowers.
In this sentence, "seuils" refers to the physical door thresholds of a house, a concrete use of the term.
Elle a franchi les seuils de l'inconnu avec courage.
She crossed the thresholds of the unknown with courage.
Here, "seuils" is used metaphorically to describe boundaries or limits in an abstract sense, emphasizing transition.
Les nouvelles lois établissent des seuils pour les taxes.
The new laws establish thresholds for taxes.
In this case, "seuils" signifies predetermined limits or minimum values for something, illustrating its use in technical or legal contexts.

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