PHRASES
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Des os du cheval correspondent à certains des nôtres.
→ “Horse bones correspond to some of ours.”
Des os — bones — the plural noun for skeletal parts.
du cheval — horse — the animal being discussed.
correspondent — correspond — verb meaning 'to match' or 'to be similar to'.
à — to — a preposition indicating similarity or relation.
certains — certain — adjective meaning 'some' or 'specific'.
des nôtres — ours — possessive pronoun meaning 'our [things]'.
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Regarde sur le dessin ci-dessous, ils sont indiqués par la même couleur.
→ “Look at the drawing below, they are indicated by the same color.”
Regarde — Look — an imperative verb meaning 'look at' or 'pay attention to'.
sur — on — a preposition meaning 'on' or 'at'.
le dessin — drawing — the visual illustration being referred to.
ci-dessous — below — adverb meaning 'underneath' or 'below'.
ils — they — pronoun referring to the bones mentioned earlier.
sont — are — the third-person plural form of the verb 'être' (to be).
indiqués — indicated — past participle of 'indiquer' (to indicate), meaning 'shown' or 'marked'.
par — by — preposition indicating the means or method.
la même — same — adjective meaning 'identical' or 'equal'.
couleur — color — the visual attribute used to match the bones.
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Son genou est notre poignet.
→ “Its knee is our wrist.”
Son — Its — possessive adjective referring to the horse.
genou — knee — the joint on the horse's leg.
est — is — the third-person singular form of 'être' (to be).
notre — our — possessive adjective referring to the human body part.
poignet — wrist — the joint on the human arm.
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Son jarret est notre cheville.
→ “Its hock is our ankle.”
Son — Its — possessive adjective referring to the horse.
jarret — hock — the joint on the horse's hind leg.
est — is — the third-person singular form of 'être' (to be).
notre — our — possessive adjective referring to the human body part.
cheville — ankle — the joint on the human leg.
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Ses sabots sont nos ongles.
→ “Its hooves are our nails.”
Ses — Its — possessive adjective referring to the horse.
sabots — hooves — the hard coverings on the horse's feet.
sont — are — the third-person plural form of 'être' (to be).
nos — our — possessive adjective referring to the human body part.
ongles — nails — the hard coverings on human fingers and toes.
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Les chevaux ont, comme nous, des avant-bras, des bras et des épaules.
→ “Horses have, like us, forearms, arms, and shoulders.”
Les chevaux — horses — the subject of the sentence.
ont — have — the third-person plural form of 'avoir' (to have).
comme — like — a preposition comparing horses to humans.
nous — us — the pronoun referring to humans.
des avant-bras — forearm — the part of the arm between the elbow and wrist.
bras — arm — the upper limb from shoulder to hand.
et — and — conjunction connecting body parts.
des épaules — shoulders — the joints where arms connect to the torso.
