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lézard

lizard

noun leh-ZAR Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Usage Note

Lézard is the common word for any small lizard; the final d is silent. The verb lézarder (to laze in the sun) is derived from lizards' sun-basking habit — lézarder au soleil means to bask lazily. Lézard also appears in faire le lézard, a colloquial expression for lounging about doing nothing.

Examples

"Un lézard se réchauffe sur le mur."

Natural Translation

A lizard is warming itself on the wall.

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