Translation
guy, lad, bloke
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Word origin
From Old French gars, the nominative form whose oblique case gave garcon, of Frankish origin, from a Germanic root meaning roughly 'servant' or 'young man'.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- wrakjo
Grammar
Examples
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He's a good guy, always ready to lend a hand to everyone.
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The guys from the neighbourhood meet every Friday evening at the café.
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That guy is really impressive in his work.
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This guy has worked with me for five years already.
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The local lads meet up at the café every evening.
est un terme familier et masculin désignant un homme ou un garçon - registre oral et décontracté. Le s final est toujours muet : /ɡa/ au singulier comme au pluriel. Plus informel que homme, moins vulgaire que certains argots. Très fréquent dans le français parlé ordinaire.
Les gars s'adresse à un groupe mixte ou masculin dans un registre décontracté : allez les gars, on y va ! (come on guys, let's go!). Synonymes selon le registre : mec (very informal), type (neutral informal), individu (neutral). Gars est plus répandu dans le nord et le centre de la France ; dans le midi on entend plus souvent garçon ou gars avec d'autres accents.
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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 2: gars, idée, jusque and 7 more words.