Brother - Frère (The 1043rd Most Common French Word)
The French word for Brother is Frère. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1043rd most common word in French. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
brother
French:
frère
Examples
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| I have an older brother and a little sister. | J'ai un grand frère et une petite soeur. |
| Sorry, but your brother is an idiot. | Désolé, mais ton frère est un idiot. |
| My brother is a moron. | Mon frère est un idiot. |
| My brother's going to kill me. | Mon frère va me tuer. |
| My brother's six years younger than I am. | Mon frère a six ans de moins que moi. |
| I can only give up my brother for lost. | Je ne peux qu'abandonner mon frère pour perdu. |
| That boy is his brother. | Ce garçon est son frère. |
| I assume that boy who looks so much like you is your brother. | Je suppose que ce garçon qui te ressemble tellement est ton frère. |
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| When I see you, you always remind me of my brother. | Quand je te vois, tu me rappelles toujours mon frère. |
| You remind me of your brother. | Vous me rappelez votre frère. |
| Your brother spent a lot of time with our teacher yesterday. | Ton frère a passé beaucoup de temps avec notre professeur hier. |
| My older brother had a position in a large company. | Mon frère aîné avait un poste dans une grande entreprise. |
| The young man that you saw is my brother. | Le jeune homme que vous avez vu est mon frère. |
| His brother passed away last month. | Son frère est mort le mois dernier. |
| He was killed by his own brother. | Il a été tué par son propre frère. |
| He's not my boyfriend. He's my brother. | Ce n'est pas mon petit ami. Il est mon frère. |
| My brother works in a bank. | Mon frère travaille dans une banque. |
| My brother has been sick since yesterday. | Mon frère est malade depuis hier. |
| She doesn't have any brothers. | Elle n'avait aucun frère. |
| He is wealthy, but his older brother is poor. | Il est riche, mais son frère ainé est pauvre. |
| He is not as clever as my brother. | Il est moins intelligent que son grand frère. |
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