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How do you say "polar bear" in French?
l'ours polaire
In French, "polar bear" is l'ours polaire.
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Pronunciation
Say ours po-lair. Ours rhymes with course, po-lair is two syllables.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun phrase, l'ours polaire. Uses l' because it starts with a vowel. Plural is les ours polaires.
Example sentence
L'ours polaire vit dans l'Arctique.
The polar bear lives in the Arctic.
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How to remember l'ours polaire
Ours is bear and polaire means polar. A polar bear is literally a polar bear in French too.
Related words
- alligator l'alligator
- bear l'ours
- cheetah le guépard
- chimp le chimpanzé
- gorilla le gorille
- panda le panda
- penguin le pingouin
- rhino le rhinocéros
- tiger le tigre
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Questions about l'ours polaire
How do you say "polar bear" in French?
In French, "polar bear" is l'ours polaire. It is a noun.
How is l'ours polaire written in French?
l'ours polaire is written using the standard French script.
How is l'ours polaire used in a sentence?
Use l'ours polaire as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: L'ours polaire vit dans l'Arctique. (The polar bear lives in the Arctic.).
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