Type, nm : a guy, a bloke; also, a type, a kind, and perfect example or model.

The French word « type » looks exactly like the English word “type.”

The word “type” in English typically refers to a particular kind, or class; in printing, the word “type” means character.

As a semi-false cognate, in French « type » can informally mean “a guy or bloke”; more generally, « type » means a type, a kind, or a perfect example / model.

Il y avait trois types louches dans ce bar.
There were three shady guys in this bar.

Il existe plusieurs types de véhicules.
There are several kinds of vehicles.

Robert est le type même de l’intellectuel distrait.
Robert is the very model of the distracted intellectual.