No. 12,254 in French
zoo
A place where animals are kept for public viewing.
In a sentence
Je suis allé au zoo hier avec ma famille.
I went to the zoo yesterday with my family.
Here, 'zoo' is used as a noun referring specifically to an establishment where animals are kept for exhibition.
Le mot 'zoo' vient du mot 'zoologique'.
The word 'zoo' comes from the word 'zoological'.
Here, 'zoo' is the subject noun being referenced as an abbreviation of 'zoological garden'.
Le parc était si sauvage qu'il ressemblait à un zoo.
The park was so wild it looked like a zoo.
In this instance, 'zoo' is used metaphorically to describe a chaotic or lively situation, leveraging the characteristics of an actual zoo.
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