This is the 5824th most frequent French word.
corneille
"Corneille" means "crow" or "rook" (a type of bird).
The word 'corneille' is used here to refer to the bird species, emphasizing its habitual behavior.
La corneille noire vole près des champs chaque matin.
The black crow flies near the fields every morning.
Here, 'corneille' refers to the bird in an evocative and nostalgic context.
Je me souviens du chant de la corneille quand j’étais enfant.
I remember the song of the crow when I was a child.
The plural 'corneilles' generalizes the term to discuss the bird species collectively.