No. 1,385 in French

stupéfiants

Drugs or narcotics.

In a sentence

Les autorités ont découvert un grand stock de stupéfiants dans un entrepôt.
The authorities discovered a large stock of narcotics in a warehouse.
Here, 'stupéfiants' refers to narcotics or illegal substances, commonly used in a legal or police-related context.
Son talent de violoniste est tout simplement stupéfiant.
His talent as a violinist is simply stunning.
In this sentence, 'stupéfiant' is the masculine singular adjective meaning 'stunning' or 'astonishing,' related to the verb 'stupéfier,' to awe.
Les effets de ce médicament peuvent être stupéfiants pour certains patients.
The effects of this medication can be stunning for some patients.
Here, 'stupéfiants' describes the impactful or astonishing effect the medication might have, showing its descriptive usage as an adjective.

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