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genre — French Word of the Day in 20 seconds
'like' — filler, approximator and sceptical retort in one · word of the day
A 20-second word-of-the-day drill on « genre ».
🎬 Watch: « genre » in 20 seconds
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « genre » (expr. [ʒɑ̃ʁ] — 'like' — filler, approximator and sceptical retort in one): guess the meaning, then hear it in two real sentences. The full word-of-the-day page adds audio, related words and more examples.
🔊 The example sentences
Il est arrivé genre une heure en retard.He turned up like an hour late.
Prévoyez une tenue simple, genre jean et baskets.Wear something simple, like jeans and trainers.
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