Les animaux sauvages
Example: Les animaux sauvages vivent dans la forêt près de chez nous.
Definition
"Les animaux sauvages" refers to wild animals that live naturally in forests, jungles, or other natural environments without domestication or direct human control. These animals survive and reproduce in their habitats without being tamed or raised by humans.
Etymology
The phrase "les animaux sauvages" comes from French, where "animaux" means animals and "sauvages" means wild. "Sauvages" is derived from the Latin word "silvaticus," meaning 'of the woods,' reflecting how these creatures were originally associated with forested, untamed areas. Did you know? The word "sauvage" originally implied something untamed or uncivilized, much like the wild animals it describes.
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"Les animaux sauvages" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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