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éléphant

elephant

noun eh-leh-FAHN Less Common

Usage Note

Éléphant is always masculine regardless of sex; the female is une éléphante in modern usage though older texts use the same form. The idiom avoir une mémoire d'éléphant means to have an extraordinary memory.

Examples

"L'éléphant boit au bord du lac."

Natural Translation

The elephant drinks at the edge of the lake.

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