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Translation of garçon – French–English dictionary

garçon

 
noun
  [ masculine ] /ɡaʀsɔ̃/
(enfant)
boy
Ils ont deux garçons. They have two boys.
une classe pour garçons seulement
(homme)
young man
Connais-tu ce garçon ? Do you know that young man?
Ce garçon habite près de chez nous.
(de café)
waiter
Garçon, un café s’il vous plaît ! Waiter, a coffee, please!
Le garçon de café nous a servis sur la terrasse.
vieux garçon
homme qui n’a jamais été marié
confirmed bachelor

(Translation of garçon from the GLOBAL French-English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of garçon | PASSWORD French-English Dictionary

garçon

 
noun
 
boy  [noun] a male child
She has three girls and one boy.
he  [noun] a male person or animal
Is a cow a he or a she?
lad  [noun] (British, informal, old-fashioned) a boy or a youth
I knew him when he was a lad.

(Translation of garçon from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of garçon

garçon
Grâce à l'insistance du professeur, à sa patience et à son expérience, le garçon a commencé à répondre à ses questions.
Due to the teacher's persistence, patience and experience, the boy started responding to her questions.
Grâce à l'insistance du professeur, à sa patience et à son expérience, le garçon a commencé à répondre à ses questions.
Due to the teacher's persistence, patience and experience, the boy started responding to her questions.
La mort de ce jeune garçon est sans aucun doute une tragédie que nous avons tous déplorée.
The death of this boy was without doubt a tragedy which saddened us all.
La mort de ce jeune garçon est sans aucun doute une tragédie que nous avons tous déplorée.
The death of this boy was without doubt a tragedy which saddened us all.
Pourquoi les docteurs enverraient-ils un professeur pour travailler si dur avec un garçon dont ils ne croyaient pas à la survie?
Why would doctors send a teacher to work so hard with a boy whom they did not believe would survive?
Pourquoi les docteurs enverraient-ils un professeur pour travailler si dur avec un garçon dont ils ne croyaient pas à la survie?
Why would doctors send a teacher to work so hard with a boy whom they did not believe would survive?
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