Polyglot Dictionary

hibernation

/i.bɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. hibernation

    • Les ours entrent en hibernation en hiver.

      Bears enter hibernation in winter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Winterschlaf

Winterschlaf is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hibernation."

Spanish

hibernación

hibernación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hibernation."

Portuguese

hibernação

hibernação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hibernation."

Practice

1 What does hibernation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ours entrent en ___ en hiver.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hibernation?

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