copine
/kɔpin/
girlfriend
J'ai invité ma copine au dîner.
I invited my girlfriend to dinner.
informal
A girlfriend or female partner in a romantic relationship.
Elle a présenté sa copine à ses parents.
She introduced her girlfriend to her parents.
Informal and commonly used in everyday French.
Collocations
être avec sa copineto be with one's girlfriend
Pro Tip
Usage Tip
Always informal; for formal contexts, 'fille' or 'partenaire' might be more appropriate.
Word Origin
From Old French, originally meaning 'comrade' or 'fellow', evolved to mean 'girlfriend' in modern usage.
Usage Notes
Used in informal contexts to refer to one's female romantic partner.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais