Usage examples of "genre" in French with translation to English

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Quel genre de travail faites-vous ? What sort of work do you do?
Ce genre de personne est ennuyeux. This type of person is boring.
Par plusieurs aspects, ces fossiles constituent « l'arme du crime », juste avant la naissance de notre propre genre. In many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus.
Je déteste ce genre de chose. I don't go in for that sort of thing.
Ce genre de personne est insipide. That type of person is dull.
Tom est un genre de type convenable. Tom is a decent sort of guy.
Il n'est pas mon genre. He's not my type.
Il est bon à ce genre de choses. He's good at this sort of thing.
Je n'aime pas ce genre de maison. I don't like this type of house.
Je n'apprécie pas ce genre de choses. I don't care for that sort of thing.
Qui achète ce genre d'œuvre d'art ? Who buys this type of art?
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Ce genre de personne n'est pas intéressant. This type of person isn't interesting.
Quel genre de choses fais-tu le week-end ? What sort of things do you do on weekends?
Un pygmée est un très petit exemplaire de son genre. A pygmy is something that is a very small example of its type.
Quel genre de trucs fais-tu le week-end ? What sort of things do you do on weekends?
Ce genre de personne ne demande presque jamais d'augmentation. That type of person almost never asks for a raise.
Quel genre de personnes traîne dans un endroit pareil ? What sort of people hang out at a place like this?
Elle est du genre que les hommes qualifient d'« éblouïssante ». She is the type men call "stunning."
Faire ce genre de chose te fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
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