étagères

This is the 5135th most frequent French word.

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étagères

Shelves.


In this sentence, 'étagères' refers to the physical shelves as part of a piece of furniture used for holding items.

Les étagères de ma bibliothèque sont remplies de livres.

The shelves of my bookcase are filled with books.


Here, 'étagères' denotes individual shelving units about to be assembled or installed.

Je vais monter les étagères dans ma chambre demain.

I am going to install the shelves in my room tomorrow.


In this example, 'étagères' is used to imply the arrangement or state of the trellis or shelving structures.

Elle a organisé ses étagères pour mettre en avant ses objets préférés.

She organized her shelves to highlight her favorite items.