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No. 9,674 in French

elephants

"Elephants" in French translates to the large mammals known for their trunk and tusks.

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  • Les éléphants sont les plus grands animaux terrestres.

    Elephants are the largest land animals.

    Here, 'éléphants' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to a group of animals.

  • J'ai vu des éléphants au zoo hier.

    I saw elephants at the zoo yesterday.

    'éléphants' is used as the object of the sentence, specifying what was seen.

  • Les éléphants, avec leurs trompes longues, sont fascinants à observer.

    Elephants, with their long trunks, are fascinating to observe.

    'éléphants' is part of a noun phrase and used in describing a characteristic of the animals.

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