gorille

ɡɔʁil

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Definition of gorille - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

animalgrand singe africain très fort qui ressemble à l'homme

Le gorille vit dans la forêt tropicale d'Afrique centrale.

primate

singe

protectionpersonne qui protège quelqu'un en tant que garde du corps

Les gorilles entouraient la star pour écarter les fans.

garde du corps

protecteur

physiquehomme très grand et très fort

Ce gorille impressionnait tous ses adversaires sur le ring.

colosse

géant

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grand singe africain très fort qui ressemble à l'homme

Expressions with gorille

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gorille de montagne

sous-espèce de grand singe vivant dans les montagnes d'Afrique centrale

Le gorille de montagne est une espèce menacée du Rwanda.

gorille des montagnes

sous-espèce de gorille qui vit dans les forêts de montagne d'Afrique

Les gorilles des montagnes sont menacés d'extinction dans leur habitat naturel.

Origin of gorille

wolof, gorille (nom de l'animal)

Terms with gorille included in their meaning

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dos argenté

gorille dominant

gorille mâle adulte qui dirige le groupe et a le dos gris

grand singe

zoologie

primate de grande taille sans queue comme le chimpanzé ou le gorille

pongidé

adj.

primatologie

relatif aux grands singes comme l'orang-outan, le gorille, le chimpanzé

Kong

cinéma

gorille géant fictif célèbre dans les films

gorille des montagnes

primatologie

sous-espèce de gorille qui vit dans les forêts de montagne d'Afrique

Examples of gorille in a sentence

Les enfants ont vu un gorille au zoo hier.
Un gorille surveillait discrètement l'entrée du restaurant.
Le chanteur ne sort jamais sans ses deux gorilles.
Le gorille de la boîte de nuit surveillait l'entrée.
On l'a surnommé le gorille de l'équipe de rugby.

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English:gorilla, bodyguard, ...
German:Gorilla, Leibwächter, ...
Italian:gorilla, guardia del corpo, ...
Spanish:gorila, guardaespaldas, ...
Portuguese:gorila, guarda-costas, ...
Chinese:大猩猩, 保镖, ...
Japanese:ゴリラ, ボディーガード, ...
Arabic:غوريلا, حارس شخصي, ...
Hebrew:גוֹרִילָה, שׁוֹמֵר רֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:горилла, телохранитель, ...
Ukrainian:горила, тілоохоронець, ...
Catalan:goril.la, guardaespatlles, ...
Danish:gorilla, livvagt, ...
Dutch:gorilla, lijfwacht, ...
Greek:γορίλας, σωματοφύλακας, ...
Khmer:ហ្គោរីឡា, អង្គរក្ស, ...
Korean:고릴라, 경호원, ...
Polish:goryl, ochroniarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):gorila, segurança, ...
Romanian:gorilă, bodyguard, ...
Swedish:gorilla, livvakt, ...
Thai:กอริลลา, บอดี้การ์ด, ...
Turkish:goril, koruma, ...
Vietnamese:khỉ đột, vệ sĩ, ...

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