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How do you say "cockroach" in French?
le cafard
In French, "cockroach" is le cafard.
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Pronunciation
The trick with cafard is that the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it.
Grammar notes
le cafard is masculine. Its plural is cafards.
Example sentence
Un cafard s’est précipité sous le frigo.
A cockroach scurried under the fridge.
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How to remember le cafard
Whisper cafard, then say it at normal volume, then almost shout it, moving from careful to natural.
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- snail l' escargot
- worm le ver
- scorpion le scorpion
- lizard le lézard
- toad le crapaud
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Questions about le cafard
How do you pronounce le cafard?
The trick with cafard is that the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it.
Is le cafard masculine or feminine?
le cafard is masculine. le cafard is masculine. Its plural is cafards.
How is le cafard used in French?
le cafard is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un cafard s’est précipité sous le frigo. (A cockroach scurried under the fridge.).
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