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