animal de compagnie

/animal də kɔ̃paɲi/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les animaux de compagnie

Meaning

  1. pet (animal)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

animal de estimação

animal de estimação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pet (animal)."

Practice

1 What does animal de compagnie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chien est l'animal de ___ de la famille.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches animal de compagnie?

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