| Subject | French | English |
| gen. | c'est un mec complètement ravagé! | he's completely loopy! |
| gen. | des mecs défoncés | guys on drugs |
| gen. | hé, les mecs! | hey, you guys! |
| inf. | il est pas possible, ce mec! | this guy's just too much! |
| gen. | il est vraiment galère, ce mec | he's nothing but trouble |
| avunc. | pauvre mec, va! | creep! |
| brit. | son mec | her bloke |
| amer. | son mec | her guy |
| gen. | tu aurais vu ses bleus, le mec l'a soigné! | you should've seen his bruises, the guy made mincemeat of him! |
| gen. | un beau mec | a good-looking guy |
| gen. | un mec qui pèse dix millions de dollars | a guy worth ten million bucks |
| humor. | ça, c'est un vrai mec! | there's a real man for you! |
| gen. | écoute, petit mec! | look, you little punk! |