This is the 8281st most frequent French word.
wells
The French word "wells" does not exist; it may resemble the English word "wells" or be a misunderstanding.
The word 'puits' is used to describe physical structures used for drawing water.
Les puits fournissent de l'eau aux habitants du village.
The wells provide water to the villagers.
Here 'puits' metaphorically describes a source or repository of richness, figuratively comparing knowledge to wells.
Ses connaissances sur le sujet sont des puits de richesse.
His knowledge on the subject is wells of richness.
'Puits' denotes the action of creating or referring to a literal structure for accessing water underground.