That one is a plural definite article and that the other is either a partitive or possessive is the difference between the French words des and les.
Specifically, the word des can be a partitive construction which means "some". Or it can be a possessive formed by combining the preposition de ("of") with the feminine/masculine plural definite article les ("the"). Either way, the pronunciation is similar to that in the English noun "day".
The word les is a definite article which may precede the plural form of feminine and masculine nouns. It is translated as "the". Its pronunciation resembles that of the English noun "lay".
des godasses, des pompes are familiar/ slangish words for les chaussures (shoes) in French.
"Des ciseaux" in French translates to "scissors" in English.
elle a des verres
In French, you would refer to smart people as "des personnes intelligentes".
In French, "des Houillères" is pronounced as "deh we-yair."
des godasses, des pompes are familiar/ slangish words for les chaussures (shoes) in French.
Service des Impots
'la maison des papillons'
chauffer des nuits
English to french an eye = un oeil eyes = des yeux
"les coureurs des bois"
des (m.f.pl.) is the combination of de + les du (m.s.) is the combination of de + le
"Des ciseaux" in French translates to "scissors" in English.
"des chaussures" are "shoes" in French.
"des pois" are "peas" in French.
computer games are generally called 'des jeux d'ordinateur' in French.
Des boucles d'oreilles. But actually, in French, there is no distinction between earrings and hanging earrings.