genre

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A way of grouping what shares recognizable features in a given context.

Examples

  • Cette étude analyse les inégalités de genre.
    This study analyzes gender inequality.
  • Elle évite ce genre de personne.
    She avoids this type of person.
  • Le polar est son genre préféré.
    Crime fiction is her favorite genre.
  • Le musée présente une exposition sur le genre.
    The museum presents an exhibition about gender.
  • Le dictionnaire indique le genre de chaque nom.
    The dictionary gives the gender of every noun.

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variété
espèce
comme
style
école
taxon
registre
par exemple
identité de genre
forme

Meanings

Kind or type

noun
everyday
neutral
A group of people or things that share recognizable features, often used in the pattern genre de.

Examples

  • Je n'aime pas ce genre de musique.
    I do not like this kind of music.
  • Quel genre de livre cherches-tu ?
    What kind of book are you looking for?
  • Ce genre de problème arrive souvent.
    This kind of problem happens often.
  • Elle évite ce genre de personne.
    She avoids this type of person.
  • Nous vendons plusieurs genres de café.
    We sell several kinds of coffee.

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Artistic category

noun
arts
neutral
A category of literature, music, film, or another art defined by shared forms or subjects.

Examples

  • Le polar est son genre préféré.
    Crime fiction is her favorite genre.
  • Ce film mélange plusieurs genres.
    This film mixes several genres.
  • La comédie est un genre très ancien.
    Comedy is a very old genre.
  • Elle refuse de se limiter à un seul genre.
    She refuses to limit herself to a single genre.
  • Ce genre musical est né à La Nouvelle-Orléans.
    This musical genre was born in New Orleans.

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Biological rank

noun
biology
neutral
A rank in scientific classification that groups closely related species below a family.

Examples

  • Le lion appartient au genre Panthera.
    The lion belongs to the genus Panthera.
  • Ce genre comprend trois espèces connues.
    This genus includes three known species.
  • Les chercheurs ont décrit un nouveau genre de plante.
    Researchers described a new plant genus.
  • Le nom du genre commence par une majuscule.
    The genus name begins with a capital letter.
  • Ces deux espèces ne relèvent pas du même genre.
    These two species do not belong to the same genus.

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Grammatical category

noun
grammar
neutral
A class such as masculine, feminine, or neuter that controls agreement in a language.

Examples

  • En français, le mot table est de genre féminin.
    In French, table has feminine gender.
  • L'adjectif s'accorde en genre avec le nom.
    The adjective agrees in gender with the noun.
  • Le genre de ce nom est difficile à retenir.
    The gender of this noun is hard to remember.
  • Certaines langues ont trois genres grammaticaux.
    Some languages have three grammatical genders.
  • Le dictionnaire indique le genre de chaque nom.
    The dictionary gives the gender of every noun.

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Social identity

noun
society
neutral
The social and personal dimension of being a woman, a man, non-binary, or another identity, distinct from biological sex.

Examples

  • Le formulaire permet de préciser son genre.
    The form lets people state their gender.
  • Son genre ne se déduit pas de son apparence.
    A person’s gender cannot be inferred from appearance.
  • Le musée présente une exposition sur le genre.
    The museum presents an exhibition about gender.
  • Cette étude analyse les inégalités de genre.
    This study analyzes gender inequality.
  • L'identité de genre peut être différente du sexe assigné à la naissance.
    Gender identity can differ from sex assigned at birth.

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Informal discourse marker

interjection
communication
informal
A conversational marker used to introduce an example, an approximation, a quoted attitude, or a pause while speaking.

Examples

  • Il m'a répondu, genre, deux heures plus tard.
    He replied, like, two hours later.
  • On pourrait faire un truc simple, genre une soupe.
    We could make something simple, like soup.
  • Elle était genre complètement paniquée.
    She was, like, completely panicked.
  • Tu veux dire, genre, qu'on doit partir maintenant ?
    Do you mean, like, we have to leave now?
  • Il a fait genre il ne me connaissait pas.
    He acted as if he did not know me.

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Etymology

From Latin genus, meaning birth, origin, kind, or class. The modern social sense developed under the influence of English gender.

FAQ

What does genre mean in French?

Genre can mean a kind, an artistic genre, a scientific or grammatical category, social gender, or informal like.

How is genre pronounced in French?

Genre is pronounced /ʒɑ̃ʁ/.

Is genre masculine or feminine?

The French noun genre is masculine, so it is un genre.

Why do French speakers say genre in conversation?

Informal genre introduces an example or approximation, quotes an attitude, or fills a brief pause, much like like in English.

What is the difference between genre and sexe?

In its social sense, genre concerns identity and social roles, while sexe usually concerns biological or legal classification.

Where does genre come from?

Genre comes from Latin genus, meaning birth, origin, kind, or class.

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