Describe a person in French
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In this lesson you will learn how to briefly describe someone; his or her face, body and characters traits. To make it more useful we suggest you to first study the lesson about colors.
To ask some Francophone about physical appearance, you can use the expression "A quoi ressemble ... ?". And to answer the question you can use the same expression but in the affirmative form "Il ressemble à" and add few adjectives from the table bellow.
English | French |
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Old | Vieux |
Young | Jeune |
Small | Petit |
Tall | Grand |
Slim | Mince |
Fat | Gros |
Pretty | Joli |
Ugly | Laid |
Muscled | Musclé |
Pale | Pâle |
Tanned | Bronzé |
Athletic | Sportif |
Examples:
What does Julien look like? = De quoi a l`air Julien? / A quoi ressemble-t-il?
He looks like a athlete. = Il a l'air sportif.
He looks old. = Il a l'air vieux.
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Being able to describe someones parts of the face, can help you to give a more faithful description. In this case we use expression made of verb:
avoir + noun + adjective.
English | French |
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face | le visage |
eyes | les yeux |
noise | le nez |
mouth | la bouche |
hair | les cheveux |
short | court |
long | long |
blonde | blonde |
curly | bouclé |
straight (hair) | lisse |
Attention!
Pay attention that in French "hair" has a plural form "les cheveux", also that adjectives need to be agreed in gender and number with the noun they follow.
Examples:
She has a blue eyes. = Elle a les yeux bleus.
He has long curly hair. = Il a les cheveux bouclés longs. / Il a de longs cheveux bouclés.
To speak about body parts in French you can apply the same rule as for parts of the face:
"avoir" + noun + adjective.
To enrich your vocabulary you can add a few adjecives such as, long (long), court (short), gros (big)...
English | French |
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face | le visage |
head | la tête |
shoulder | l'épaule |
arm | le bras |
ears | les oreilles |
hand | la main |
fingers | les doigts |
leg | la jambe |
stomach | le ventre |
back | le dos |
knee | le genou |
foot | le pied |
toe | l'orteil |
Examples:
She has long legs and small arms. = Elle a de longues jambes et des bras courts.
His face has a oval shape. = Son visage est ovale.
Here you will find a list to describe someone`s character traits in French. You can use the formulation of verb:
"être" + adjective.
Pay attention to formation of adjective masculine and feminine forms! Masculine is only variable in plural. In feminine form you add an -e / -le / -euse.
English | French |
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Nice | Sympa |
Kind | Gentil |
Mean | Méchant |
Intelligent | Intelligent |
Stupid | Bête |
Generous | Généreux |
Patient | Patient |
Shy | Timide |
Lazy | Paresseux |
Examples:
She is kind and generous. = Elle est gentille et généreuse.
Mario is impatient and lazy. = Mario est impatient et paresseux.
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Feel free to contact me to talk about your goals and to plan a trial lesson.
See you soon online ! :-)
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Bonjour! Veux-tu apprendre français? ou l'améliorer?
My classes are structured according to my students' needs, I use different teaching methods and I rely on listening each of my students' expectations and goals. Dynamism and constant learning are my purposes in my classes.
I have worked as a French teacher for more than ten years.
I have academic studies in English and French from Montréal, Canada, where I lived for several years. I have a Bachelor in Teaching French as a foreign language from the Université de Bourgogne.
I learned French at an early age in immersion in a French-speaking region and I studied French formally for 11 years, obtaining a native level.
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