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

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Elles allèrent observer des baleines. They went whale watching.
Ils allèrent observer des baleines. They went whale watching.
Les baleines sont des mammifères. Whales come under mammals.
Les baleines sont classifiées comme mammifères. Whales are classified as mammals.
Les baleines peuvent demeurer submergées longtemps. Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
Les baleines se nourrissent de petits poissons. Whales feed on small fish.
La plupart des baleines se nourrissent de plancton. Most whales feed on plankton.
On croyait que les baleines étaient des poissons. It was believed that whales were fish.
Les baleines ressemblent aux poissons dans leur forme. Whales are similar to fishes in shape.
On pense que les baleines possèdent leur propre langage. It is believed that whales have their own language.
Les dauphins et les baleines ne sont pas des poissons. Dolphins and whales are not fish.
Les baleines se nourrissent de plancton et de petits poissons. Whales feed on plankton and small fish.
Les gens pensent que les baleines possèdent leur propre langage. It is believed that whales have their own language.
On dit que les baleines vivaient sur la terre il y a longtemps. Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
Les pêcheurs japonnais capturent plus de 1000 baleines par an sous prétexte de recherche scientifique. The Japanese fishing fleet catches more than 1000 whales per year on the pretext of scientific research.
La baleine est un mammifère. A whale is a mammal.
As-tu déjà vu une baleine ? Have you ever seen a whale?
Une baleine est un type de mammifère. A whale is a sort of mammal.
Jamais n'ai-je vu baleine aussi grande. I've never seen a whale that big.
Je n'ai jamais vu de baleine vivante. I've never seen a live whale.
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