Un élan (masc.), also called un orignal (masc.) is callled an elk in British English or a moose in American English.
"élan" (masc.) also means momentum, run up (the speed you have gathered).
Un élan
un four is an oven in French
"un bus" is a bus in French.
un sac is a bag in French.
un crâne is a skull in French.
un survêtement is a tracksuit in French.
"un crayon" (masc.) is a pencil in French.
"J'ai un" in French translates to "I have a" in English.
un serpent is a snake in French.
it depends of what you are calling an elk.In North America the species called "elk" is the Cervus canadensis, called in French the wapiti. Its female would be called 'un wapiti femelle'.The moose (species' name Alces alces) is called 'elk' in Europe. It would be called 'un élan' in French ('un orignal' in Canadian French or to speak specifically of the North-American moose species) ; and the female is 'un élan femelle' or 'un orignal femelle'.
Un polo (masc.) is a polo shirt in French.
un poussin is the name for the chicklet in French.