Grammatical class

Noun

copain

(male) friend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy

Details

Syllables

co-pain

Phonetics

ko.pɛ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1568

Freq. (movies)

874

Freq. (news)

6514

Sentences

C'est son copain.

That's his boyfriend.

A1

Mon copain pleure.

My boyfriend is crying.

A1

Où est ton copain ?

Where is your friend?

A1

Mon copain pleurait.

My boyfriend was crying.

A1

Son copain la maltraite.

Her boyfriend treats her badly.

A2

Son copain l'a larguée par SMS.

She was dumped by her boyfriend via a text message.

A2

Je travaille avec son copain.

I work with her boyfriend.

B1

Son copain ne la soutenait pas.

Her boyfriend was not supportive.

B1

Vas-tu jamais confesser de tromper ton copain ?

Are you ever going to fess up about cheating on your boyfriend?

B1

Parfois, mon copain flirte avec d'autres femmes.

Sometimes my boyfriend flirts with other women.

B1

Hier, j'ai discuté trois heures avec mon copain. C'est que ça fait une semaine qu'on ne s'est pas vus.

Yesterday, I talked for 3 hours with my boyfriend. We hadn't seen each other for a week.

C1