Grammatical class

Noun

hyène

hyena (animal)

Details

Syllables

hyè-ne

Phonetics

jɛn

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

19498

Freq. (movies)

13191

Freq. (news)

43083

Sentences

Un lion est certainement beaucoup plus fort qu'une seule hyène, mais il y avait trois fois plus de hyènes que de lions.

A lion is certainly much stronger than a sole hyena but there were three times as many hyenas there as lions.

B1

L’hyène est un charognard.

The hyena is a carrion eater.

B2

Le jappement de la hyène résonne comme un rire.

The hyena's bark sounds like laughter.

B2