No. 11,812 in French

spontanés

"Spontanés" means "spontaneous" or "unplanned" in English.

In a sentence

Les applaudissements spontanés remplirent la salle.
The spontaneous applause filled the room.
Spontanés describes the nature of the applause as occurring suddenly and without pre-planning.
Leur réaction aux nouvelles était tout à fait spontanée.
Their reaction to the news was completely spontaneous.
Spontanée describes their reaction as natural and unpremeditated.
Nous avons fait une excursion spontanée à la plage.
We took a spontaneous trip to the beach.
Spontanée refers to the trip as being decided suddenly, without prior planning.

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