Polyglot Dictionary

crocodile

/kʁɔ.kɔ.dil/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les crocodiles

Meaning

  1. crocodile

    • Le crocodile guette sa proie au bord de l'eau.

      The crocodile lies in wait for its prey by the water.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Krokodil

Krokodil is the German word for the same thing — both mean "crocodile."

Spanish

cocodrilo

cocodrilo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crocodile."

Portuguese

crocodilo

crocodilo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crocodile."

Practice

1 What does crocodile mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ guette sa proie au bord de l'eau.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches crocodile?

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