autruche
ostrich
Il mange une autruche.
He eats an ostrich.
French vocabulary topic
Words on the topic: Animals
Learn to talk about animals confidently with this topic. Covering a variety of animals — domestic, wild, and farm — this word list is perfect for building descriptive and conversational skills. Each word comes with a translation and example to help you remember.
Words, translations and examples
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bétail
cattle
livestock
Avez-vous du bétail dans votre ferme?
Do you have livestock on your farm?
calmar
squid
Tu aimes manger du calmar frit ?
Do you like eating fried squid?
chat
cat
to chat
J’ai un chat.
I have a cat.
chenille
caterpillar
Tu as vu les chenilles sur les feuilles?
Have you seen the caterpillars on the leaves?
cochon
pig
Tu aimes le cochon ?
Do you like pig?
coq
rooster
cock
Le coq chante à l'aube.
The rooster crows at dawn.
crocodile
crocodile
As-tu vu un crocodile ?
Have you seen a crocodile?
cygne
swan
Les cygnes nagent gracieusement dans l'étang.
Swans swim gracefully in the pond.
essaim
swarm
hive
Où se trouve l'essaim de abeilles?
Where is the swarm of bees?
hamster
hamster
Avez-vous un hamster comme animal de compagnie?
Do you have a pet hamster?
insecte
insect
Est-ce un insecte volant?
Is it a flying insect?
lynx
lynx
Les lynx sont des animaux sauvages.
Lynxes are wild animals.
paon
peacock
As-tu vu les paons dans le jardin?
Have you seen the peacocks in the garden?
papillon
butterfly
Est-ce un papillon?
Is it a butterfly?
paresseux
lazy
Es-tu paresseux aujourd'hui?
Are you lazy today?
perroquet
parrot
Ton perroquet parle-t-il ?
Does your parrot talk?
souris
mouse
Tu as vu la souris ?
Have you seen the mouse?
taupe
mole
Il porte toujours du taupe.
He always wears taupe.
tortue
turtle
tortoise
J'ai trois tortues.
I have three turtles.
truite
trout
La truite est un poisson délicieux et sain.
Trout is a delicious and healthy fish.
vache
cow
Où est la vache ?
Where is the cow?
vipère
viper
Les vipères sont des serpents venimeux.
Vipers are venomous snakes.
vison
mink
Le vison est un animal carnivore.
The mink is a carnivorous animal.
éléphant
elephant
Où est l'éléphant ?
Where is the elephant?
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