Describing people in French
– Complete French vocabulary 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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