la queue (chez les animaux)
tail
C’est un groupe de personnes ou de choses qui attendent leur tour, souvent placées l’une derrière l’autre.
The French word "queue" primarily means "tail" in English.
Meaning
- Tail: The most common meaning of "queue" is the tail of an animal, such as a dog, cat, horse, or any other creature.
- Queue / Line: It can also mean a line or a queue of people or things waiting for their turn, similar to how we use the English word "queue."
Parts / Pronunciation
- Pronounced as /kø/ (like the English word "coo").
- It is a feminine noun: la queue.
Examples:
- tail: Le chien remue la queue. → The dog wags its tail.
- queue / line: Faire la queue pour acheter un billet. → To queue up to buy a ticket.
Synonyms
- For tail: appendice, queue doesn’t have many exact synonyms but "appendice" (appendage) may sometimes overlap.
- For queue (line): file d'attente, rangée (row).
Antonyms
- For tail: tête (head) is an antonym in terms of body parts.
- For queue (line): no specific commonly used antonym, but the opposite might be existing at the front or absence of a line.
In summary, queue can refer to the tail of an animal or to a line or row of people/things waiting. Both meanings show up commonly in French.
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Examples
La queue du chat est très longue.noun
The cat's tail is very long.
Le chien remuait la queue avec joie quand il a vu son ami.noun
The dog wagged its tail with joy when it saw its friend.
Les lézards peuvent perdre leur queue.noun
Lizards can lose their tail.
As-tu vu les petites queues des lapins ?noun
Have you seen the rabbits' little tails?
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