No. 9,390 in French
dinosaure
A prehistoric reptile from the Mesozoic era.
In a sentence
Le dinosaure était immense et terrifiant.
The dinosaur was huge and terrifying.
In this sentence, 'dinosaure' is used as a noun referring to the prehistoric creature.
Je rêve parfois d'être un dinosaure et de parcourir la Terre.
Sometimes I dream of being a dinosaur and roaming the Earth.
Here, 'dinosaure' is used metaphorically to express the idea of possessing the grandeur and freedom often associated with dinosaurs.
Il parle d'une technologie ancienne comme s'il s'agissait d'un dinosaure.
He talks about old technology as if it were a dinosaur.
In this context, the term 'dinosaure' serves as a metaphor for being outdated or belonging to the past.
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