🇨🇦 French (Canada) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
frère
A1 noun Famille
🇬🇧 English: brother
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Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)
noun

frère

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A male person who has the same parents as you.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Countable noun. Plural: brothers. Common collocations: older brother, younger brother, big brother, brother-in-law (your spouse's brother or your sibling's husband). The informal word is 'bro'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Big Brother' in English culture now has two meanings: the eldest brother, and a reference to government surveillance from George Orwell's novel 1984. 'Brotherhood' means a close bond between people who share common values or goals.

Exemples

La fille lit un livre à son frère.

"La fille lit un livre à son frère."

🇬🇧 "The girl reads a book to her brother."

Le garçon est couché avec son frère.

"Le garçon est couché avec son frère."

🇬🇧 "The boy lies with his brother."

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