Usage examples of "éléphant" in French with translation to English

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On chassait un éléphant là-bas. An elephant was hunted there.
Un éléphant est un animal énorme. An elephant is an enormous animal.
Cet éléphant est aimé des jeunes enfants. The elephant is liked by little children.
Un éléphant est un très grand animal. An elephant is a very large animal.
Le jeune garçon regardait l'immense éléphant, les yeux grands ouverts. The little boy gazed at the huge elephant, eyes wide open.
Le monde repose sur un éléphant et l'éléphant repose sur une tortue. The world rests upon an elephant and the elephant rests upon a tortoise.
Un éléphant en colère pousse la barrière de son enclos et éjecte le gardien. A furious elephant kicks out the fencing of his enclosure and sends the keeper flying.
Un éléphant blessé mortellement est devenu fou et s'est mis à attaquer tout ce qui bouge sur son passage. A critically wounded elephant went berserk and attacked every living thing in his path.
L'article 214b, selon mon opinion une des dispositions encore plus étranges du Code administratif général du Land de Schleswig-Holstein, semble stipuler que quelqu'un qui voit un éléphant rose doit lui délivrer un reçu. Section 214b, in my opinion one of the stranger provisions of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein's General Administrative Code, seems to imply that somebody who sees a pink elephant must give it a receipt.
Les éléphants sont une espèce menacée. Elephants are an endangered species.
Les éléphants vivent en Asie et en Afrique. Elephants live in Asia and Africa.
Les éléphants sont l'attraction principale du cirque. The elephants are the chief attraction at the circus.
Le malheur des fourmis fait le rire des éléphants. The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
Les éléphants sont les plus gros animaux terrestres vivant actuellement. Elephants are the largest land animals alive today.
Le virus a causé la mort de plusieurs éléphants en Afrique. The virus cut down many elephants in Africa.
À cause de ce virus, de nombreux éléphants perdirent la vie. Because of that virus, many elephants lost their lives.
Les éléphants en Thaïlande sont aussi courants que les kangourous en Australie. Elephants in Thailand are as common as kangaroos in Australia.
Les éléphants barrissent lorsqu'ils ont peur ou qu'ils sont en colère. Elephants trumpet when they are scared and when they are angry.
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