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frère

American  
[frer] / frɛr /

noun

French.

plural

frères
  1. brother.

  2. a fellow member of an organization.

  3. friar; monk.


Example Sentences

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“I came with my American dream, but Tijuana claimed me,” Petit Frere said with a laugh as cooks worked from a menu that includes polenta with black beans and fried fish with banana.

From Seattle Times

“Before, you could say things were OK. I knew things weren’t OK, but I had faith, hope that it would change one day. We lost faith. There is no path forward because of the gangs,” Petit Frere, 36, said at a table of the restaurant she runs in downtown Tijuana with her husband, who also fled Haiti.

From Seattle Times

Petit Frere planned to live in the United States but met her husband during her second week in Tijuana.

From Seattle Times

Au contraire, mon frère, says Hatton.

From Los Angeles Times

More simple rounds that most people know include: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “Frère Jacques,” and “Scotland’s Burning.”

From Literature