Grammatical class

Noun

pélican

pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)

Details

Syllables

pé-li-can

Phonetics

pe.li.kɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

31789

Freq. (movies)

35315

Freq. (news)

49163

Sentences

J'ai vu un gros pélican là-bas.

I saw a big pelican there.

A1

En bas, près du canot, notre chat est mis en péril par un pélican en colère.

Down by the dinghy our cat is being hazarded by an angry pelican.

B1

Un pélican peut placer beaucoup de poisson dans son bec.

A pelican can fit a lot of fish in its beak.

B2