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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