friends, buddies
Dis donc, tu n'amènes plus de copains à la maison.
Say, you don't bring any friends home anymore.
— Audition (2000)
Je lui ai trouvé du fric, une piaule, on est devenus copains.
I found him some cash and a place to stay—we became friends.
— Amours chiennes (2000)
Je pense que toi et moi on pourrait être copains.
I think you and I could be friends.
— Starship Troopers (1997)
Mon fils téléphone à ses copains pendant des heures.
My son calls his friends for hours.