Physical Descriptions - French Vocabulary
Descriptions physiques
Vocabulary | Quiz
Learn some French vocabulary used to describe someone physically - you can practice it by describing your friends and family.
Note that in the first section, the masculine singular form of the adjectives is listed (except for pretty, which is normally used to describe women), while in the second, the adjectives are plural. For information on changing adjectives to agree with the word they are modifying, see my adjective lesson.
| What's he (she) like? | Comment est-il ? (est-elle) | ||||
| He / She is... | Il / Elle est... | ||||
| tall | grand | ||||
| short | petit | ||||
| fat | gros | ||||
| thin | mince | ||||
| handsome | beau, joli | ||||
| pretty | belle, jolie | ||||
| ugly | moche, laid | ||||
| tan | bronzé | ||||
| He / She has... | Il / Elle a... | ||||
| blue | eyes | les yeux | bleus | ||
| green | verts | ||||
| hazel | noisette | ||||
| brown | bruns | ||||
| black | hair | les cheveux | noirs | ||
| brown | châtains, bruns | ||||
| red | roux | ||||
| blond | blonds | ||||
| long | longs | ||||
| short | courts | ||||
| straight | raides | ||||
| curly | bouclés | ||||
| wavy | ondulés | ||||
| freckles | des taches de rousseur | ||||
| dimples | des fossettes | ||||
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