Créatures (en. Creatures)

/kʁe.a.tyʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Living beings that inhabit the Earth or the imagination.

Marine creatures fascinate scientists.

Les créatures marines fascinent les scientifiques.

Fictional beings in tales or myths.

The magical creatures of this legend are impressive.

Les créatures magiques de cette légende sont impressionnantes.

Any being that has been created, whether artificially or naturally.

The artist imagined strange creatures in his painting.

L'artiste a imaginé des créatures étranges dans son tableau.

From the Latin 'creatura', derived from 'creare' which means 'to create'.

creatures of the night

Beings that appear mainly at night, often associated with myths or legends.

créatures de la nuit

mountains of creatures

Expression designating a wide variety of living or fictional beings in an environment.

montagnes de créatures

creatures from tales

Beings from legends or fantastic stories.

créatures des contes

monster

Fantastic being often considered frightening.

monstre

ghost

Spirit of a deceased being.

fantôme

animal

Living being belonging to the animal kingdom.

animal

Familiar term for bizarre or strange beings.

This party was full of creatures, some friends had really bizarre costumes.

Cette fête était pleine de créatures, certains amis avaient des costumes vraiment bizarres.

Can refer to people perceived as weird or eccentric.

Look at those creatures on the dance floor, they dance really strangely.

Regarde ces créatures sur le dancefloor, ils dansent vraiment de façon étrange.