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No, it's 'lion', spelled the same as in English, but pronounced just about 'lee-on'.
a lion is called 'un lion' in French.
Lion dog in French is : chien lion
un lion
Lion's teeth in 'dent de lion' in French. That gave the name 'dandelion' in English (no more in French where the plant is nowadays called 'pissenlit').
le lion (masc.)
Lion in french is spelled 'lion'.Same as it is spelled in English.
Sea lions are called either "otarie" or "lion de mer" in French.
the old French name for a dandelion was 'dent-de-lion' (lion's tooth).
The word lion comes from the old French lion derived fromm the Latin Leo which comes from the Greek leon.
"Mister Lion" is an English equivalent of the French phrase Monsieur Lion. The masculine singular phrase also translates as "Gentleman (My lord, Sir) Lion" in English. The pronunciation will be "muh-syuhr lee-o" in French.
le Golfe du lion
Lion féroce.