French Personality Vocabulary
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A list of some common personality traits - practice this new vocabulary by describing your friends and family.
Note that I only listed the masculine singular form of these adjectives. For information on making them feminine and/or plural, see adjective lesson.
| athletic | sportif | |||
| brave | courageux | cowardly | lâche | |
| cunning, shrewd | malin | |||
| friendly | amical | unfriendly | froid | |
| funny | drôle | serious | sérieux | |
| hard-working | travailleur | lazy | paresseux | |
| interesting | intéressant | boring | ennuyeux | |
| kind | gentil | mean | méchant | |
| nice | sympathique (or sympa) | |||
| open-minded | sans préjugés | snobbish | snob | |
| outgoing | ouvert | shy | timide | |
| patient | patient | impatient | impatient | |
| patriotic | patriotique | |||
| smart | intelligent | stupid | stupide | |
| sophisticated | raffiné | naive | naïf | |
| strong | fort | weak | faible | |
| studious | studieux | playful | taquin | |
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