réglées

Réglées is the feminine plural past participle form of the verb régler in French. Used as an adjective, it agrees with feminine plural nouns and conveys that something has been set, adjusted, or regulated. It can describe devices, settings, plans, or decisions that have been properly fixed or agreed.

Etymology explains that régler comes from Old French regler, connected to the idea of organizing according to a rule or standard, itself rooted in Latin regul(a). The feminine plural form ré g l é e s reflects typical French agreement rules for past participles used as adjectives.

In usage, réglées appears mainly in technical or formal contexts. For example, on a clock or a piece of equipment, one might say that the instrument’s settings are réglées. In a schedule or procedure, it can indicate that certain terms are settled or fixed, as in “des conditions réglées” or “des paiements réglés.” The construction can appear in compound tenses with the auxiliary être or avoir, with agreement: “Les montres ont été réglées” or “Les montres ont été réglées.”

Related terms include régler (to adjust or regulate), réglage (the act or result of adjusting; setting), and règle (rule or standard). The form réglées primarily functions as the feminine plural form of the past participle, and its exact meaning depends on the surrounding noun and context.