Mâles (en. Males)

/mɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Individual of the male sex, in contrast to females.

Males of certain animal species are often more colorful than females.

Les mâles de certaines espèces animales sont souvent plus colorés que les femelles.

In botany, term used to refer to male reproductive organs.

Male flowers produce the pollen necessary for fertilization.

Les fleurs mâles produisent le pollen nécessaire à la fécondation.

From the Latin 'masculus', diminutive of 'mas', meaning 'masculine'.

males and females

Term used to refer to both sexes in certain species.

mâles et femelles

distribution of males and females

Expression referring to the distribution of the population by sex.

répartition des mâles et des femelles

females

Individual of the female sex, in contrast to males.

femelles

masculine

Pertaining to the male sex.

masculin

virile

Expressing qualities traditionally associated with men.

viril

Type of stereotypical male behavior.

He acts like a real male, always talking about sports.

Il agit comme un vrai mâle, toujours en train de parler de sport.

Used to describe a man who behaves in a very masculine way.

This guy is an alpha male in the group.

Ce gars est un mâle alpha dans le groupe.