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How do you say "cheetah" in French?
le guépard
In French, "cheetah" is le guépard.
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Pronunciation
Say guh-par, two syllables with stress on the second. The G sounds like the soft G in rouge.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le guépard. Plural is les guépards. Common big cat in French wildlife terminology.
Example sentence
Le guépard court très vite.
The cheetah runs very fast.
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How to remember le guépard
Guépard contains the sound guh. Cheetahs dash and sprint, quick as a whisper gueh-pard.
Related words
- camel le chameau
- deer le cerf
- eagle l'aigle
- kangaroo le kangourou
- panda le panda
- polar bear l'ours polaire
- rhino le rhinocéros
- swan le cygne
- wolf le loup
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Questions about le guépard
How do you say "cheetah" in French?
In French, "cheetah" is le guépard. It is a noun.
Is le guépard masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le guépard. Plural is les guépards. Common big cat in French wildlife terminology.
How is le guépard used in a sentence?
Use le guépard as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le guépard court très vite. (The cheetah runs very fast.).
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