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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.
Word Translation Example
abeille
abeille

bee

L'abeille butine.

The bee is gathering nectar.

araignée
araignée

spider

Avez-vous peur des araignées ?

Are you afraid of spiders?

autruche
autruche

ostrich

L'autruche est un grand oiseau.

The ostrich is a large bird.

berger
berger

shepherd

Le berger garde les moutons dans la prairie.

The shepherd watches the sheep in the meadow.

chien de chasse
chien de chasse

hunting dog

hound

Où sont les chiens de chasse?

Where are the hunting dogs?

coq
coq

rooster

cock

Le coq chante à l'aube ?

The rooster crows at dawn?

corbeau
corbeau

crow

Est-ce un corbeau?

Is that a crow?

crinière
crinière

mane

Quelle couleur a sa crinière?

What color is her mane?

essaim
essaim

swarm

hive

Où se trouve l'essaim de abeilles?

Where is the swarm of bees?

faisan
faisan

pheasant

Le faisan est un oiseau commun en France.

The pheasant is a common bird in France.

girafe
girafe

giraffe

La girafe mange des feuilles?

Does the giraffe eat leaves?

hamster
hamster

hamster

Avez-vous un hamster comme animal de compagnie?

Do you have a pet hamster?

huître
huître

oyster

Aimez-vous les huîtres ?

Do you like oysters?

lion
lion

lion

Est-ce que tu as vu le lion?

Have you seen the lion?

moineau
moineau

sparrow

Où sont les moineaux?

Where are the sparrows?

paon
paon

peacock

As-tu vu les paons dans le jardin?

Have you seen the peacocks in the garden?

papillon
papillon

butterfly

Est-ce un papillon?

Is it a butterfly?

perroquet
perroquet

parrot

Ton perroquet parle-t-il ?

Does your parrot talk?

proie
proie

prey

La lionne chasse sa proie dans la savane.

The lioness hunts her prey in the savannah.

serpent
serpent

snake

Le serpent siffle dans l'herbe.

The snake hisses in the grass.

singe
singe

monkey

Ton pull est couvert de singe?

Is your sweater covered in monkeys?

terrier
terrier

burrow

terrier

As-tu un terrier pour ton chien?

Do you have a burrow for your dog?

tigre
tigre

tiger

Est-ce un tigre ou un lion?

Is it a tiger or a lion?

tortue
tortue

turtle

tortoise

La tortue nage bien.

The turtle swims well.

vache
vache

cow

Ta vache est-elle malade ?

Is your cow sick?

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