réaction
reaction
The French word 'réaction' is used in the same way as the English word 'reaction'. It refers to a response to a particular situation or stimulus. For example, 'sa réaction à la nouvelle était très positive' means 'his reaction to the news was very positive'.
Example sentences using: réaction
Quelle est votre réaction à cette nouvelle?
What is your reaction to this news?
In this sentence, 'Quelle est votre réaction à cette nouvelle?' is a question asking someone's response or feeling to a certain news. 'Quelle' means 'what', 'est' is 'is', 'votre' means 'your', 'réaction' is 'reaction', 'à' is 'to', and 'cette nouvelle' means 'this news'.
La réaction chimique a produit de l'eau.
The chemical reaction produced water.
In the sentence 'La réaction chimique a produit de l'eau.', it expresses a scenario where a chemical reaction resulted in creating water. 'La' is 'the', 'réaction chimique' is 'chemical reaction', 'a produit' means 'produced', and 'de l'eau' is 'water'.
Sa réaction rapide a sauvé des vies.
His quick reaction saved lives.
The third sentence, 'Sa réaction rapide a sauvé des vies.', speaks of a situation where someone's prompt response resulted in saving lives. 'Sa' is 'his', 'réaction rapide' means 'quick reaction', 'a sauvé' is 'saved', and 'des vies' means 'lives'.