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berger

shepherd; German shepherd (dog)

noun behr-ZHEH Less Common
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Usage Note

Berger can mean a human shepherd tending flocks or, as a short form of berger allemand, the German shepherd dog breed. The feminine form is bergère, also used for a type of wide armchair. The word gives the pastoral literary genre its name in bergerie (sheepfold; also a pastoral play).

Examples

"Le berger surveillait ses moutons."

Natural Translation

The shepherd was watching his sheep.

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