le genre
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. type
Ce mec est beau, mais il n'est pas mon genre.This guy is handsome, but he's not my type.
b. sort
Ce n’est pas le genre de robe que je recherche.It's not the sort of dress I'm looking for.
c. kind
Dans quel genre de restaurant souhaitez-vous aller ?What kind of restaurant would you like to go to?
a. genus
Le houblon et le chanvre appartiennent au même genre.Hops and hemp are members of the same genus.
b. race
Le genre humain évolue depuis des milliers d'années.The human race has evolved over thousands of years.
a. gender
L'identité de genre influence souvent nos choix vestimentaires.Gender identity often influences our clothing choices.
a. genre
Quel est ton genre littéraire préféré ? - J'adore la science-fiction.What's your favorite literary genre? - I love science fiction.
a. genre
Ce tableau illustre bien le genre réaliste.This painting exemplifies the realistic genre.
a. gender
À la différence de l’anglais, les noms ont un genre grammatical en français.Unlike in English, nouns have a grammatical gender in French.
a. style
Marc a un genre très décontracté, même au travail.Marc has a very casual style, even at work.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
8.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(for example)
a. like (preposition)
On pourrait manger italien, genre des pâtes ou des pizzas.We could eat Italian, like pasta or pizza.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Allez !).
interjection
9.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(no way)
a. yeah, right
J’ai vu un ovni hier soir. - Genre !I saw a UFO last night. – Yeah, right!
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