lion

Meaning

1. lion
2. lion
3. lion (brave person)
4. lion
5. lion (celebrity; famous person)
6. a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy

Concepts

lion

Leo

leo

lions

leopard

lioness

lioness ж.

Panthera leo

king of beasts

social lion

Chinese lion

Fu dog

Lion

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ljɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lion, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Sentences

Un lion adulte peut tuer et manger un ou deux cerfs par semaine .

An adult lion can kill and eat one or two deer a week.

Ce n’était pas beaucoup la peine de mettre là un lion .

It wasn't much use to put a lion there.