Bear kills man in home attack near Mongolian capital
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Bear kills man in home attack near Mongolian capital

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The BbcOctober 8, 2026View Source

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Un ours a tué un homme en Mongolie.

A bear killed a man in Mongolia.

ours→beara tué→killedhomme→manen→inMongolie→Mongolia
L'attaque est arrivée près de la capitale, Oulan-Bator.

The attack happened near the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

attaque→attackest arrivée→happenedprès de→nearcapitale→capitalOulan-Bator→Ulaanbaatar
L'animal est entré dans une maison traditionnelle nomade.

The animal entered a traditional nomadic house.

est entré→entereddans→in/intomaison→housetraditionnelle→traditionalnomade→nomadic
Cette maison s'appelle une yourte en Mongolie.

This house is called a yurt in Mongolia.

cette→thismaison→houses'appelle→is calledyourte→yurten→inMongolie→Mongolia
Une femme a aussi reçu de graves blessures pendant l'attaque.

A woman also received serious injuries during the attack.

femme→womana aussi reçu→also receivedgraves→seriousblessures→injuriespendant→duringattaque→attack
Elle est maintenant à l'hôpital pour recevoir des soins.

She is now at the hospital to receive care.

est→ismaintenant→nowà→athôpital→hospitalpour→for/torecevoir→receivesoins→care/treatment
La police dit que l'ours était très dangereux.

The police say that the bear was very dangerous.

dit→saysque→thatours→bearétait→wastrès→verydangereux→dangerous
Les attaques d'ours sont rares mais très graves.

Bear attacks are rare but very serious.

attaques→attacksd'ours→of bearssont→arerares→raremais→buttrès→verygraves→serious
Les autorités demandent aux gens de faire attention.

Authorities are asking people to be careful.

autorités→authoritiesdemandent→askaux→to thegens→peoplede→tofaire attention→be careful/pay attention
Il est important de rester en sécurité dans la nature.

It is important to stay safe in nature.

est→isde→torester→stayen sécurité→safe/in securitydans→in
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ours
bear
"L'ours mange du poisson."
maison
house
"Ma maison est bleue."
grave
serious/grave
"C'est un problème grave."
blessure
injury/wound
"Il a une blessure à la jambe."
maintenant
now
"Je mange maintenant."
rester
to stay
"Tu dois rester ici."
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