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How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in French?
le tape-taupe
In French, "whack-a-mouse" is le tape-taupe.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced tap-tope. Two syllables, like 'tap-taupe'. Onomatopoeia from the tapping sound.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun (le tape-taupe). Plural is les tape-taupes. Taupe means mole (the animal).
Example sentence
Le tape-taupe est amusant.
The whack-a-mouse game is fun.
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How to remember le tape-taupe
Tape-taupe mimics the sound you make when hitting something - tap tap - and you're hitting a mole.
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Questions about le tape-taupe
How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in French?
In French, "whack-a-mouse" is le tape-taupe. It is a noun.
Is le tape-taupe masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun (le tape-taupe). Plural is les tape-taupes. Taupe means mole (the animal).
How is le tape-taupe used in a sentence?
Use le tape-taupe as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le tape-taupe est amusant. (The whack-a-mouse game is fun.).
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"Whack-a-mouse" in other languages
- Japanese もぐら叩き (moguratataki)
- Korean 두더지 잡기 (dudeoji jabgi)
- Chinese 打地鼠 (dǎ dì shǔ)
- Spanish dale-al-topo
- Spanish (Latin America) golpea al raton
- German Schlag-den-Maulwurf
- Italian lo schiaccia il topo
- Russian Прибить крота (pribitʹ krota)
- Greek χτύπα το ποντίκι (xtipa to pontiki)
- Arabic لعبة واك اه ماوس (luebat wak ah mawis)
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