What does genre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word genre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use genre in French.
The word genre in French means type, sort, kind, type, sort, sort, type, kind, gender, genus, like, yeah, right, gendered, character actor, posh, it/that makes a bad impression, that's not how we do things here, that is not me, that is not my kind of thing, that is not me, he is not my type, she is not my type, genre films, cult films, like that, of all kinds, of all types, be an awkward person, be a difficult person, be the kind of person to, be the type to, put on airs, genre movie, genre film, type of music, kind of music, sort of music, feminine gender, humankind, human race, literary genre, masculine gender, type of music, kind of music, sort of music, neuter gender, neutral gender, neuter, bad impression, perfect model of its type, revitalize the genre, revitalize the genre of, agree in gender and number, subgenus, unique. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word genre
type, sort, kindnom masculin (type, espèce) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quel genre de musique aimez-vous ? What kind of music do you like? |
type, sortnom masculin (allure, attitude) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tout le monde lui trouvait un genre bizarre. Everyone found him a strange type. |
sort, type, kindnom masculin (règles et caractères communs) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les romans policiers sont tous du même genre. Detective novels are all of the same genre. |
gendernom masculin (grammaire : catégorie d'un mot) (Grammar) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Masculin, féminin et neutre sont trois genres grammaticaux. Masculine, feminine, and neutral are three grammatical genders. |
genusnom masculin (subdivision d'êtres vivants) (Biology) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le genre rubus comprend les mûres. The genus Rubus includes blackberries. |
likeinterjection (argot (du style, par exemple) (filler word: slang) (preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.") Et là, un mec se pointe, il fait, genre, deux mètres pour 120 kg, et il nous dit de nous la fermer alors qu'on ne parlait pas ! And then this guy comes up and he's, like, six and a half feet tall and 18 stone, and he tells us to shut up when we weren't even talking! |
yeah, rightinterjection (argot (je ne te crois pas) (ironic, informal) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") - Je dîne avec Barack Obama ce soir. - Genre ! "I'm having dinner with Barack Obama tonight." "Yeah, right!" |
genderedadjectif (orienté selon le sexe) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
character actor(acteur spécialisé dans certains rôles) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
posh(souvent péjoratif (distingué, trop comme il faut) (UK) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
it/that makes a bad impression(ça donne mauvaise impression) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Les cheveux longs, la casquette, les chaussures de sport et la cigarette, tout ça fait mauvais genre. |
that's not how we do things here(ce n'est pas dans nos habitudes) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
that is not me, that is not my kind of thing(ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
that is not me(ça ne me ressemble pas) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
he is not my type, she is not my type(ce n'est pas mon type de personne) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
genre films, cult filmsnom masculin (cinéma de genre minoritaire) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") |
like thatlocution adjectivale (semblable) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") J'aimerais bien manger des fraises, des framboises ou un truc du genre. |
of all kinds, of all typeslocution adjectivale (variés) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
be an awkward person, be a difficult personlocution verbale (personne : être peu amène) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Son père, il est plutôt du genre pas commode. |
be the kind of person to, be the type to(avoir tendance à) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
put on airslocution verbale (familier, jeune (agir d'une certaine façon) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quand Sabrina a vu son ex avec sa nouvelle copine, elle a fait genre mais je sais qu'elle était vraiment dégoûtée. |
genre movie, genre filmnom masculin (film sur un thème particulier) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
type of music, kind of music, sort of musicnom masculin (style musical) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce qu'il écoute n'est pas mon genre de musique. |
feminine gendernom masculin (trait grammatical) (Grammar) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Bien qu'il n'y ait quasiment plus de genres en anglais, les bateaux sont encore du genre féminin. |
humankind, human racenom masculin (êtres humains) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
literary genrenom masculin (type de littérature) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cet écrivain s'illustra dans différents genres littéraires. |
masculine gendernom masculin (trait grammatical) (Grammar) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Au genre masculin, on parlera de beau et non de belle. |
type of music, kind of music, sort of musicnom masculin (type de musique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce groupe produit un genre musical atypique. |
neuter gender, neutral gender, neuternom masculin (L'allemand utilise encore un genre neutre. (trait grammatical) (grammar) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
bad impressionnom masculin (mauvaise impression) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Son allure est bizarre et vulgaire, ce mauvais genre ne plaira pas à son futur patron. |
perfect model of its typenom masculin (archétype, référence) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
revitalize the genre, revitalize the genre oflocution verbale (revisiter un classique) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
agree in gender and number(conjugaison : modifier sa terminaison) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
subgenusnom féminin (subdivision) (biology) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je ne sais pas à quel sous-genre appartient cet animal. |
uniquelocution adjectivale (singulier) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
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