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No. 4,134 in French

copains

"Copains" means "friends" or "buddies" in English.

In a sentence

  • Les copains se sont réunis pour fêter l'anniversaire de Jacques.

    The friends gathered to celebrate Jacques' birthday.

    Here, 'copains' is used to refer to a group of friends in a friendly, informal setting.

  • Elle a invité ses copains à passer le weekend chez elle.

    She invited her friends to spend the weekend at her place.

    In this sentence, 'copains' denotes the people she is socially connected with, suggesting a circle of acquaintances.

  • Mon copain est très doué pour jouer de la guitare.

    My boyfriend is very skilled at playing guitar.

    Here, 'copain' is used in the singular form to indicate a romantic partner, commonly used as 'boyfriend'.

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