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How do you say "river dolphin" in French?
le dauphin d'eau douce
In French, "river dolphin" is le dauphin d'eau douce.
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Pronunciation
Say doh-FAN doh-doos, with stress on both syllables roughly equal. Doh-FAN for dolphin.
Grammar notes
Le dauphin d'eau douce is masculine. Dauphin means dolphin, eau douce means fresh water. Plural is les dauphins.
Example sentence
Le dauphin d'eau douce est intelligent.
The river dolphin is intelligent.
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How to remember le dauphin d'eau douce
Dauphin means both 'dolphin' and the title for a French prince's son. River dolphins are regal and rare.
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Questions about le dauphin d'eau douce
How do you say "river dolphin" in French?
In French, "river dolphin" is le dauphin d'eau douce. It is a noun.
Is le dauphin d'eau douce masculine or feminine?
Le dauphin d'eau douce is masculine. Dauphin means dolphin, eau douce means fresh water. Plural is les dauphins.
How is le dauphin d'eau douce used in a sentence?
Use le dauphin d'eau douce as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le dauphin d'eau douce est intelligent. (The river dolphin is intelligent.).
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"River dolphin" in other languages
- Japanese カワイルカ (kawa iruka)
- Korean 강 돌고래 (gang dolgorae)
- Chinese 河豚 (hé tún)
- Spanish el delfín de río
- Spanish (Latin America) el delfín de río
- German der Flussdelfin
- Italian il delfino di fiume
- Russian речной дельфин (rečnoj delʹfin)
- Greek το δελφίνι ποταμού (to dhelfini potamu)
- Arabic دولفين النهر (dolfeen ilnahr)
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