cornac

kɔʁnak

Definition

Definition of cornac - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

éléphantpersonne qui soigne et conduit un éléphant

Le cornac dirige l'éléphant avec des gestes précis.

animaux sauvagespersonne qui dresse et conduit des animaux sauvages

Ce cornac travaille avec des lions dans le cirque.

dompteur

dresseur

guidepersonne qui guide et fait la promotion d'une autre

Il sert de cornac à ce jeune artiste débutant.

accompagnateur

guide

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Origin of cornac

tamoul, koṉṉāṟ (cornac, conducteur d'éléphants)

Terms with cornac included in their meaning

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cornac

personne qui dresse et conduit les éléphants

Examples of cornac in a sentence

Un cornac expérimenté connaît bien le comportement des éléphants.
Le cornac guide l’éléphant à travers la jungle.
Un cornac expérimenté peut calmer un animal agité.
Le cornac a guidé le groupe à travers la ville.
Elle a joué le rôle de cornac pour les nouveaux arrivants.

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English:mahout, animal trainer, ...
German:Elefantenführer, Tierbändiger, ...
Italian:cornac, addestratore, ...
Spanish:cornaca, cornac, ...
Portuguese:cornaca, domador, ...
Chinese:象夫, 驯兽师, ...
Japanese:マフート, 調教師, ...
Arabic:مُرَبِّي الفيلة, مروض الحيوانات, ...
Hebrew:מַסְעֵר פִּיל, מְאַלֵּף חַיּוֹת בַּר, ...
Russian:погонщик слонов, укротитель, ...
Ukrainian:корнак, дресирувальник, ...
Catalan:cornac, domador, ...
Danish:mahout, dyretræner, ...
Dutch:mahout, dierentemmer, ...
Greek:μαχαούτ, εκπαιδευτής λιονταριών, ...
Khmer:ម្ចាស់ដំរី, អ្នកបង្ហាត់សត្វព្រៃ, ...
Korean:코끼리 조련사, 야생동물 조련사, ...
Polish:kornak, treser dzikich zwierząt, ...
Portuguese (BR):cornaca, domador, ...
Romanian:cornac, dresor de animale, ...
Swedish:mahout, djurtämjare, ...
Thai:ควาญช้าง, ผู้ฝึกสัตว์ป่า, ...
Turkish:mahut, hayvan terbiyecisi, ...
Vietnamese:người quản tượng, người huấn luyện thú, ...

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