Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "pétrel"?

Accepted Answer

A swimming sea bird with a low and fast flight, whose presence is considered to announce the approach of storms to sailors.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "pétrel"?

Accepted Answer

pétrels

Question 3

What words are synonyms of the French word "pétrel"?

Accepted Answer

procellaria

Question 4

Where does the French word "pétrel" come from?

Accepted Answer

from the English petrel (St. Peter's bird) from Latin petrus; attested in 1705 in the voyage of Guillaume Dampier to the Australian lands, to New Holland, etc., made in 1699; William Dampier attributes its origin to the name of St. Peter, comparing the flight of this bird striking the surface of the water with its feet to St. Peter's walk on the Sea of Galilee (Tiberias).

Question 5

How to translate "pétrel" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

paiño

Question 6

How to translate "pétrel" into english?

Accepted Answer

petrel

pétrel

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