hibernate in French
hibernate in French is hiberner, hiverner — hibernate means for an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
hibernate in French
hiberner
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
hiverner
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
What does "hibernate" mean?
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verb For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
"Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year."
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verb For a computer to enter a power-saving mode that saves its current state to disk.
"Set the laptop to hibernate instead of shutting down completely."
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hibernate in a sentence
- Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year.
- Some frogs hibernate buried in mud at the bottom of a pond.
- Set the laptop to hibernate instead of shutting down completely.
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What is "hibernate" in French?
"hibernate" in French is hiberner, hiverner. hibernate means: For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
How do you use "hibernate" in a sentence?
Example: "Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year." In French, "hibernate" is hiberner, hiverner.
Are there other ways to say "hibernate" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "hibernate": hiberner, hiverner.
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