🇫🇷 French

prédateur

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masculine

le prédateur

predator

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prédateur
/lə pʁedatœʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say prédateur in French?

IPA
/lə pʁedatœʁ/

How do you pronounce prédateur in French?

prédateur is pronounced /lə pʁedatœʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le prédateur redoutable a chassé toute la nuit dans la forêt.

The formidable predator hunted all night in the forest.

Ce prédateur naturel est très important pour contrôler la population des rongeurs.

This natural predator is very important for controlling the rodent population.

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Why is it masculine?

Prédateur is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praedator" (masculine noun meaning "plunderer" or "robber"), which retained its masculine gender when adopted into French. The Latin masculine ending -or naturally corresponds to the French masculine -eur suffix found in words like "acteur" and "docteur."

What is the French word for predator?

The French word for predator is le prédateur — masculine.

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