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guy

The French word "guy" is a colloquial term meaning "dude" or "guy" in English, referring to a man.

In a sentence

Guy est allé au marché hier pour acheter des légumes.
Guy went to the market yesterday to buy vegetables.
Here, 'Guy' is used as a proper noun, representing a person's name.
Ce gars-là est vraiment sympa, il m'a aidé avec mes bagages.
That guy is really nice; he helped me with my luggage.
In this context, 'gars' is an informal way to refer to a man or a guy.
Je me demande ce que Guy pense de ce projet.
I wonder what Guy thinks about this project.
Again, 'Guy' is used here as a proper noun, referring to the name of a person.

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