Adjectives Describing People (English to French) Flashcards
Translate English adjectives describing people and some qualifiers/intensifiers into French
Friendly/ Pleasant
Aimable
More friendly than pleasant
Plaisant
More pleasant than friendly
These are interchangeable, but convey different connotations
Fun/Funny
Amusant(e)
-More fun than funny
Amusement
-Noun of fun/enjoyment
Drôle/Rigolo(te)
-More funny than fun; interchangeable
Chatty
Bavard(e)
-Can be an adjective (chatty), or noun (chatterbox, a chatty person)
Understanding
Comprehensif(-ive)
-Can refer to understanding or sympathetic
Available
Disponible
- Refers to available or free, as in a person being available.
- Cannot refer to price of something being free.
Gentle
Doux(-ce)
-Refers to gentle, as a non-violent and non-aggressive person
Generous
Généreux(-euse)
-Refers to generous in very similar ways as English
Intelligent
Intelligent(e)
-Refers to someone being intelligent or bright
Open
Ouvert(e)
-Refers to open in very similar ways to English, as an open character and also open places or things
Patient
Patient(e)
-Describes a person as being patient
Full of Life
Plein(e) de Vie
-Refers to someone as being lively, but translates as shown word for word
Sensible
Sage
-Refers to sensible behaviour
Raissonable/sensé
-Refers to sensible, as in having common sense
Sensitive
Sensible
-physical or emotional
Délicat(e)
-solely physical
Susceptible
-solely emotional
Lively
Vif(-ve)
-… (noun) est vif(-ve). To say something IS lively
Vivant
-… est un (noun) vivant… To describe someone/something as lively.
Unpleasant/Unfriendly
Antipathique
-Refers to someone as being unfriendly or unpleasant, interchangeably
Arrogant
Arrogant(e)
-Refers to someone as being arrogant
Bossy
Autoritaire
-Refers to someone as being bossy
Stupid
Bête/Stupide/Idiot(e)
-Refers to someone as being stupid
Annoying
Embêtant(e)
-Refers to someone as being annoying
Casse-pieds
-Translates as ‘pain in the bottom’
Pénible
-Translates as ‘nuisance’, more commonly refers to something as being hard or difficult.
Old-fashioned
Démodé
-Refers to someone as old-fashioned
Selfish
égoïste
-Refers to someone as selfish or self-centred
Boring
Ennuyeux(-euse)
-Refers to someone as boring or dull
Lazy
Fainéant(e)/Paresseux(-euse)
-Refers to someone as being lazy, interchangeably
Spoilt
gaté(e)
-Refers to someone as being spoilt
Grumpy
Grincheux(-euse)
-Refers to someone as being grumpy. Remember Grinch.
Impatient
Impatient(e)
-Refers to someone as being impatient
Intolérant
-Refers to someone as being impatient, as in short-tempered
Irritating
Irritant(e)
-Refers to someone as irritating
Mean
Méchant(e)
-Refers to someone as mean, nasty or unkind
Childish
Puéril(e)
-Refers to someone as childish
Strict
Sévère/Strict
-Refer to someone as being strict, interchangeably
Quite
Assez
Really
Vraiment
A little/bit
Un peu
