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How do you say "beaver" in French?
le castor
In French, "beaver" is le castor.
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Pronunciation
Say kah-STOR, with stress on the second syllable. The R is rolled.
Grammar notes
Le castor is masculine. Its plural is les castors. The word comes from Latin castrum, meaning fortress.
Example sentence
Le castor construit un barrage dans la rivière.
The beaver is building a dam in the river.
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How to remember le castor
Castor relates to castrum, a fortress. Beavers are engineers that build fortress-like dams across rivers.
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Questions about le castor
How do you say "beaver" in French?
In French, "beaver" is le castor. It is a noun.
Is le castor masculine or feminine?
Le castor is masculine. Its plural is les castors. The word comes from Latin castrum, meaning fortress.
How is le castor used in a sentence?
Use le castor as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le castor construit un barrage dans la rivière. (The beaver is building a dam in the river.).
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