brother

frère

Garçon ou homme qui a au moins un parent en commun avec toi.

En anglais simple : A boy or man who has one or both parents in common with you.

• My brother is ten.
• Her two brothers live nearby.
• Is he your older brother?

Synonymes : male sibling

Expressions courantes : older brother, younger brother, twin brother

frère

Homme appartenant à la même communauté religieuse, au même syndicat ou à un groupe semblable.

En anglais simple : A male member of the same religious community, union, or similar group.

• The brothers live in a monastery.
• Brother Paul welcomed us to the church.
• Our union brothers supported us during the strike.

Synonymes : fellow member

Expressions courantes : brother in faith, union brother, religious brother

frère, camarade

Personne que l'on considère comme son égale ou à laquelle on se sent profondément lié.

En anglais simple : A person seen as your equal or as sharing a close human bond with you.

• He treated every stranger as a brother.
• We stood together as brothers in the struggle for freedom.
• She called the fellow campaigner her brother in spirit.

Synonymes : fellow, comrade, companion

Expressions courantes : fellow brother, brother in arms, brother in struggle

oh là là, pfff

Exclamation employée quand quelque chose agace ou paraît vraiment ridicule.

En anglais simple : You say this when something annoys you or seems very silly.

• Oh, brother! The printer has stopped again.
• Oh, brother! Another meeting about meetings.
• Oh, brother! Do we really need to hear that story again?

Synonymes : good grief, oh dear

Expressions courantes : oh brother, oh brother again

traiter comme un frère

Traiter quelqu'un avec l'affection et la proximité que l'on aurait pour un frère.

En anglais simple : To treat someone with the care and closeness you would show a male family member.

• He brothered the lonely stranger.
• They brothered him despite their differences.
• She brothered the young traveler with warmth and kindness.

Synonymes : befriend

Expressions courantes : brother someone, brother a stranger