Grammatical class

Verb

rugir

to roar

Details

Syllables

ru-gir

Phonetics

ʁy.ʒiʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

30461

Freq. (movies)

25865

Freq. (news)

39346

Sentences

Je ne suis pas un lion, mais moi aussi, je peux rugir.

I am not a lion but I too can roar.

A1

Nous avons entendu des tigres rugir au loin.

We heard tigers roaring in the distance.

A2

Ici, on ne peut pas entendre un lion rugir, voyons !

You can't even hear a lion roar here!

A2

Le lion s'est mis à rugir lorsque nous nous sommes approchés.

The lion began to roar as we approached.

B1