No. 5,824 in French
corneille
"Corneille" means "crow" or "rook" (a type of bird).
In a sentence
La corneille noire vole près des champs chaque matin.
The black crow flies near the fields every morning.
The word 'corneille' is used here to refer to the bird species, emphasizing its habitual behavior.
Je me souviens du chant de la corneille quand j’étais enfant.
I remember the song of the crow when I was a child.
Here, 'corneille' refers to the bird in an evocative and nostalgic context.
Les corneilles sont souvent considérées comme intelligentes parmi les oiseaux.
Crows are often considered intelligent among birds.
The plural 'corneilles' generalizes the term to discuss the bird species collectively.
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