French word

gars

Pronunciation

IPA/ga/

Meaning

  • masculine nounguy

Example

Connais-tu ce gars ?

Do you know this guy?

Illustration for gars (guy)

More examples

Les gars rient au café.

The guys are laughing at the café.

Core concept

One man singled out informally from the surrounding people as that guy.

Common phrases

  • un gars

    a guy

  • ce gars

    this guy

  • les gars

    the guys

Similar words

mec: A casual spoken way to refer to or address a man.
homme: A standard word for an adult man.
garçon: A word for a boy or a young man.

Definition in French

Sert à parler d'une personne de façon détendue, souvent pour désigner un homme.

Word origin

The modern noun comes from the Old French form gars and preserves its long-standing colloquial use for a male person.

Usage tips

  • Gars can sound friendly or slightly dismissive depending on tone, so it is less neutral than homme when describing someone respectfully.

Other meanings

  • mannoun

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