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animaux

animals

noun ah-nee-MOH Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Origin: Latin animalis, from anima (breath, soul)

Usage Note

Animaux is the plural of animal; the singular ends in -al, which becomes -aux in the plural — a pattern shared by many French nouns (e.g. cheval -> chevaux). The phrase les droits des animaux ('animal rights') is commonly used in French media. In informal speech une bête is a near-synonym for a wild or farm animal.

Examples

"Les animaux de la ferme sont dehors."

Natural Translation

The farm animals are outside.

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