alligator

aligaˈtoʁ

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Definition of alligator - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

animalreptile à mâchoires puissantes qui vit dans les marécages d'Amérique

L'alligator se repose au soleil sur la berge du marais.

caïman

reptile

matériaucuir de cet animal utilisé pour faire des objets de luxe

Elle porte un sac en alligator très élégant.

cuir d'alligator

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reptile à mâchoires puissantes qui vit dans les marécages d'Amérique
cuir de cet animal utilisé pour faire des objets de luxe

Expressions with alligator

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alligator d'Amérique

reptile aquatique vivant dans le sud des États-Unis

L'alligator d'Amérique peut mesurer jusqu'à quatre mètres de longueur.

Origin of alligator

anglais, alligator (animal reptile)

Terms with alligator included in their meaning

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crocodilien

prédateur

reptile semi-aquatique à mâchoires puissantes comme le crocodile ou l'alligator

cuir d'alligator

maroquinerie

peau d'alligator tannée utilisée pour fabriquer des articles de luxe

Examples of alligator in a sentence

Les enfants ont vu un alligator au zoo hier.
La ceinture en alligator coûte très cher.
Le portefeuille en alligator est un cadeau de luxe.

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English:alligator, alligator leather, ...
German:Alligator, Alligatorleder, ...
Italian:alligatore, pelle di alligatore, ...
Spanish:aligátor, cuero de caimán, ...
Portuguese:aligator, aligátor, ...
Chinese:短吻鳄, 鳄鱼皮, ...
Japanese:アリゲーター, アリゲーター革, ...
Arabic:تمساح أمريكي, جلد التمساح, ...
Hebrew:אַלִיגָטוֹר, עוֹר תַּנִּין, ...
Russian:аллигатор, кожа аллигатора, ...
Ukrainian:алігатор, шкіра алігатора, ...
Catalan:alligàtor, pell d'al.ligàtor, ...
Danish:alligator, alligatorlæder, ...
Dutch:alligator, alligatorleer, ...
Greek:αλιγάτορας, δέρμα αλιγάτορα, ...
Hungarian:aligátor, aligátorbőr, ...
Khmer:អាលីហ្គាទ័រ, ស្បែកអាលីហ្គាទ័រ, ...
Korean:악어, 악어가죽, ...
Polish:aligator, skóra aligatora, ...
Portuguese (BR):alligator, couro de jacaré, ...
Romanian:alligator, piele de aligator, ...
Swedish:alligator, alligatorskinn, ...
Thai:จระเข้ตีนเป็ด, หนังจระเข้, ...
Turkish:alligator, timsah derisi, ...
Vietnamese:cá sấu mõm ngắn, da cá sấu, ...

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