French word

dinosaure

Pronunciation

IPA/dinozoʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine noundinosaur

Example

Mon fils joue avec un dinosaure en plastique.

My son is playing with a plastic dinosaur.

Illustration for dinosaure (dinosaur)

More examples

J'ai acheté un dinosaure en peluche pour son anniversaire.

I bought a stuffed dinosaur for his birthday.

Core concept

A fossil-era giant whose bones provide the main evidence for its vanished world.

Common phrases

  • un dinosaure en plastique

    a plastic dinosaur

  • un dinosaure en peluche

    a stuffed dinosaur

  • jouer avec un dinosaure

    play with a dinosaur

Similar words

jouet: An item designed for children to play with, including dolls and models.
figurine: A small model or decorative object intended for collecting or display.
animal: A living creature that moves independently and feeds to survive.
fossile: Stone-like preserved remains or traces of ancient life, including plants.

Definition in French

Animal préhistorique, généralement de grande taille, apparenté aux reptiles et connu surtout par des fossiles.

Word origin

Dinosauria, the source of French dinosaure, combines Greek deinos, 'terrible', with sauros, 'lizard', in a name introduced by Richard Owen in 1841.

Usage tips

  • In dinosaure, the s between vowels is pronounced like z, while the final e is silent.

Related words

  • dinosauriendinosaurianadjective

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