Contenaient (en. Contained)

/kɔn.te.nɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates that something had content or elements inside.

The boxes contained toys.

Les boîtes contenaient des jouets.

Expresses the ability of something to include various elements.

The books contained valuable information.

Les livres contenaient des informations précieuses.

Used to describe what was present at a given moment.

The documents contained important details about the project.

Les documents contenaient des détails importants sur le projet.

The verb 'contenir' comes from the Latin 'continere', which means 'to hold together'.

everything that contained

Everything that was included or involved.

tout ce qui contenait

the contained things

The elements or information that were present.

les choses contenues

what contained importance

What had value or meaning.

ce qui contenait de l'importance

content

What is inside an object or an idea.

contenu

contain

To have something inside.

contenir

sensitive content

Information that needs to be protected.

contenu sensible

Keeping secrets

This file contained so many secrets that no one dared to open it.

Ce dossier contenait tellement de secrets que personne n'osait l'ouvrir.

Inclusion of important information

This meeting would contain important revelations.

Cette réunion contiendrait des révélations importantes.