Genre (en. Gender)

/ʒɑ̃ʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A category in which one can classify literary, artistic works or phenomena.

This novel belongs to the science fiction genre.

Ce roman appartient au genre de la science-fiction.

A type of music or art with distinct characteristics.

She often listens to pop genre songs.

Elle écoute souvent des chansons de genre pop.

A set of stylistic and thematic characteristics.

This film mixes several genres, such as comedy and horror.

Ce film mélange plusieurs genres, comme la comédie et l'horreur.

Origin from the Latin 'genus', meaning 'species, race, type'.

literary genre

Type of literature, for example, a novel or poetry.

genre littéraire

musical genre

Type of music, for example, rock or jazz.

genre musical

in this kind of thing

When talking about this type of subject or situation.

à ce genre de chose

gender

The male partner of a child in relation to their parents.

gendre

general

Pertaining to a set, the entirety of a group.

général

generation

A group of people born around the same time.

génération

In a casual manner, used in familiar expressions.

It's a kind of thing, you know?

C'est un truc de genre, tu vois?

To talk about a similar situation.

It's happened to me before, like.

Ça m'est déjà arrivé, genre.