This is the 4354th most frequent French word.
fouilles
Excavations or archaeological digs.
In this sentence, 'fouilles' refers to excavations or digs, often performed for scientific or historical exploration.
Les fouilles archéologiques ont révélé des objets anciens fascinants.
The archaeological digs revealed fascinating ancient objects.
Here, 'fouilles' denotes searches or investigations conducted by law enforcement.
Nous avons entendu parler des fouilles de la police dans ce quartier.
We heard about the police searches in this neighborhood.
In this context, 'fouilles' pertains to personal physical searches, typically for safety or security reasons.