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How to say "brother" in French

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frère
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) brother
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Paul a un frère .
Paul has one brother.
Il est le frère de Mathieu .
He is Mathieu's brother.
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My Brother Is a Pain in the Neck
Elle habite avec sa mère et son petit frère , Raoul .
She lives with her mother and her little brother, Raoul.
My Brother Is a Pain in the Neck
Je dois partager ma chambre avec mon petit frère et il pleure tout le temps !
I have to share my bedroom with my little brother and he cries all the time!
My Family - Vocabulary
Mon frère
My brother
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petit frère
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) little brother; younger brother
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Paul a un petit frère .
Paul has a younger brother.
Je vois mon petit frère .
I can see my little brother.
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Comedian Paul Mirabel on Being a Pushover
J' ai un petit frère mais qui est très musclé .
I have a little brother but who's very muscular.
Comedian Paul Mirabel on Being a Pushover
ou j' appelle mon petit frère ."
or I'm calling my little brother."
Comedian Paul Mirabel on Being a Pushover
En plus de ça , j' suis très différent de mon petit frère physiquement .
On top of that, I'm very different from my little brother physically.
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beau-frère
(n.) (masc.) brother-in-law
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Charlotte is a FR-EN translator and live subtitler based in the U.K. She holds a BA in French and Japanese and an MA in audiovisual translation. She has worked as an English tutor in the past and considers herself a life-long language student.
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Mon beau-frère est très jeune .
My brother-in-law is very young.
Alex est le beau-frère d' Alice .
Alex is Alice's brother-in-law.
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