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How to say "cat" in French

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chat
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) cat
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Nous avons un chat noir .
We have a black cat.
Le chat adore jouer .
The cat loves to play.
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Owning a Cat
Moi , avec mon chat on a vraiment un bon feeling .
Me, with my cat, we really have a good feeling.
Owning a Cat
Moi , mon chat , il y a un truc qu' il apprécie vraiment faire :
Me, my cat, there's one thing that he really likes doing:
Owning a Cat
De toute façon , moi j' arrive pas à bien l' éduquer , mon chat .
Anyway, I can't manage to train him well, my cat.
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miaou
(interj.) meow (sound a cat makes)
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Miaou , fit le chat .
Meow, said the cat.
J' entends un " miaou " .
I hear a "meow".
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The Purrfect Enterprise
Miaou , miaou , miaou , miaou , miaou .
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
T'choupi and the Bubble Bath - Part 1 of 4
Une toilette de chat ? Miaou .
Like a cat washing up? Meow.
T'choupi and the Bubble Bath - Part 1 of 4
Dis « miaou , miaou , miaou » pour faire rire maman .
Say "meow, meow, meow" to make Mom laugh.
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chatte
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) (female) cat
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La chatte dort dans la maison .
The cat sleeps in the house
Notre chatte aime le lait .
Our cat loves milk.
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Understanding Gender in French
la dernière fois on savait pas si c' était une chatte ou un chat .
last time, we didn't know if it was a female cat or a male cat.
Understanding Gender in French
Le mot " chatte " est du genre féminin .
The word "chatte" is feminine gender.
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peureux
(n.) (masc.) scaredy-cat[s]; fearful person/people
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Mon fils est un peureux .
My son is a fearful person.
Nous sommes des peureux .
We are scaredy-cats.
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"Fixer Upper" - Frozen
Ça se voit . Alors dites - moi trésor ... Est - ce parce que c' est un gros peureux ?
That's obvious. So tell me, treasure... Is it because he's a big scaredy-cat?
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