Thursday, March 17, 2011

French Adjectives

Need to describe a person ?

petitpətismall, short
grandgʁɑ̃large, tall
jeunejœnyoung
vieuxvjøold (masculine)
vieillevjɛjold (feminine)
âgéaʒeelderly
beaubohandsome; beautiful (with masculine noun)
bellebɛlbeautiful (with feminine person or noun)
fortfɔʁstrong
faiblefɛblweak (person, object)

Physical Qualities of objects 

froidfʁwacold
chaudʃohot
bien chaudbjæ̃ ʃowarm
longlõlong
courtkuʁshort
clairklɛʁclear, bright (light); thin (soup etc)
basbalow
hautohigh, tall
légerleʒelight (as in 'not heavy')
lourdluʁheavy
proprepʁɔpʁclean
salesaldirty
pleinplæ̃full
videvidempty
secsɛkdry
humideymiddamp, wet
fraisfʁɛfresh; chilly; wet (paint)






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