English Sentence:

Items left on a shelf for a long time will gather dust.

French Translation:

Les articles qui restent longtemps sur une étagère prennent la poussière.

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Words used:

les

1. the (plural) 2. them

Here: the (plural)

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article m.

1. article, item 2. (grammar) article 3. article (a piece of writing)

Here: article, item

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qui

1. who 2. that

Here: that

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rester

1. to remain 2. to stay 3. to be left over

Here: to remain

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longtemps

for a long time

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sur

in, on

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une

a, an (feminine indefinite article)

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étagère f.

shelf

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prendre la poussière

to gather dust

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