What does type in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word type in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use type in French.

The word type in French means guy, kind, sort, type, variety, look, epitome, model, typical, classic, typical, stereotype, good guy, good guy, great guy, standard contract, template, standard deviation, standard letter, sample letter, model law, poor wretch, loser, typical profile, creep, Creep!, You creep!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word type

guy

nom masculin (familier (homme indéterminé) (man: informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait trois types louches dans ce bar.
There were three shady guys in this bar.

kind, sort, type, variety

nom masculin (sorte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il existe plusieurs types de véhicules.
There are several kinds of vehicles.

look

nom masculin (caractéristiques) (features, style)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet homme a un type asiatique.
This man has an Asian look.

epitome, model

nom masculin (modèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Robert est le type même de l'intellectuel distrait.
Robert is the very model of the distracted intellectual.

typical, classic

adjectif (typique) (example)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est l'exemple type de ce qu'il ne faut pas faire !
This is a classic example of what not to do!

typical

adjectif (à caractéristiques ethniques marquées)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mohamed n'est pas très typé arabe, on le dirait plutôt grec.
Mohamed isn't really typically Arab; you'd be more likely to think he's Greek.

stereotype

verbe transitif (caractériser) (character)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet homme est typé Europe du nord.

good guy

nom masculin (personne gentille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gérard est un brave type : il ferait n'importe quoi pour t'aider.

good guy, great guy

nom masculin (personne gentille, serviable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tu as besoin d'aide, tu peux demander à Pierre, c'est un chic type.

standard contract

nom masculin (modèle de contrat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prends pour base ce contrat-type, cela te fera gagner du temps.

template

nom masculin (modèle de document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les notes de service de l'entreprise doivent suivre ce document-type.

standard deviation

nom masculin (statistique) (statistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écart type mesure l'écart moyen par rapport à la moyenne.

standard letter, sample letter

nom féminin (lettre générique, modèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

model law

nom féminin (modèle de loi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ONU édicte des lois-types pour différends internationaux.

poor wretch

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (personne méprisée) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pauvre type m'aborda en sortant de la gare.

loser

interjection (familier, péjoratif (terme injurieux) (pejorative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Apprends à conduire, pauvre type !

typical profile

nom masculin (profil typique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

creep

nom masculin (péjoratif (homme peu recommandable) (pejorative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Creep!, You creep!

interjection (insulte) (pejorative, informal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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