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crocodile

crocodile

noun kroh-koh-DEEL Rare

Usage Note

Crocodile is also the name of the iconic Lacoste brand logo, which is why the polo shirt brand is colloquially called la marque au crocodile. Larmes de crocodile (crocodile tears) is a common French idiom for insincere weeping. The related adjective crocodilien is used in zoology.

Examples

"Le crocodile guette au bord de l'eau."

Natural Translation

The crocodile lurks at the water's edge.

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