No. 3,264 in French

splendide

Splendid; magnificent; excellent.

In a sentence

Le coucher de soleil est absolument splendide ce soir.
The sunset is absolutely splendid this evening.
In this sentence, 'splendide' is used as an adjective describing the beauty of the sunset in an expressive manner.
Cette composition musicale est vraiment splendide et pleine d'émotion.
This musical composition is truly splendid and full of emotion.
Here, 'splendide' is applied to a musical composition to emphasize its extraordinary emotional impact.
Son discours était tellement bien construit et pertinent, c'était splendide.
Her speech was so well constructed and relevant, it was splendid.
In this case, 'splendide' describes the quality of the speech and conveys admiration for its excellence.

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