a friend
Un copain, Berlini, volait à mon côté.
A friend, Berlini, was flying next to me.
— Porco Rosso (1992)
J'ai un copain qui est au régime sec.
I have a boyfriend who is on a strict diet.
— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)
Yeah, he's a friend of mine.
Après je suis allé courir au bois avec un copain et il a eu des visions.
After that, I went for a run in the woods with a friend, and he started having visions.
— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Un copain l'aura mise là pour faire une blague ?
Could a friend have put it there as a joke?
— Une seconde mère (2015)