Describing people in French
– Complete French vocabulary list –
Want to learn the French language? Here’s a complete French vocabulary list about people descriptions. Increase your French vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!
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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| LA TAILLE | HEIGHT |
| grand | tall |
| un géant | a giant |
| immense | gigantic |
| de taille moyenne | of average height |
| petit | small, short |
| un nain | a dwarf |
| plus petit que la moyenne | undersized |
| gros, costaud | large, big |
| minuscule | tiny |
| fort | strong |
| la carrure | build |
| bien bâti | Well-built |
| énorme | enormous, huge |
| LE POIDS | WEIGHT |
| peser | to weigh |
| bouffi | bloated |
| corpulent | stout, portly, corpulent |
| costaud | hefty |
| faible | weak |
| en surpoids | overweight |
| flasque | flabby |
| grassouillet, dodu | plump |
| gros, gras | fat |
| l’obésité | obesity |
| la carrure | the build |
| la corpulence | corpulence |
| la silhouette | the figure |
| large d’épaules | Broad-shouldered |
| maigre | lean |
| maigrichon | skinny |
| menu | slight |
| menue | petite |
| mince | slim |
| musclé | muscular, brawny |
| anorexique | anorexic |
| obèse | obese |
| svelte | slender |
| trapu | stocky |
| très mince | thin |
| avec des formes | curvy |
| vigoureux | sturdy |
| LA BEAUTÉ | BEAUTY |
| beau / belle | good-looking, beautiful |
| attirant | attractive |
| le charme | charm |
| repoussant | repulsive |
| charmant, charmante | charming |
| beau | handsome |
| élégant | stylish |
| ravissant | lovely |
| ordinaire | plain |
| à la mode | trendy |
| négligé | scruffy |
| jolie | pretty |
| séduisant, séduisante | seductive |
| mignon, mignonne | sweet, cute |
| la laideur | ugliness |
| laid | ugly |
| quelconque | unattractive |
| soigné, impeccable | well-groomed |
| AUTRE | OTHERS |
| l’apparence | appearance |
| l’allure, l’air, l’aspect | the look |
| jeune | young |
| vieux | old |
| un enfant | a child |
| asiatique | Asian |
| noir | black |
| blanc | white |
| métis | mixed-race |
| poilu | hairy |
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