Le Corps: Describing Ourselves And Others Physically Flashcards
What’s he/she like?
Comment est-il/est-elle?
Hair
He is a red head
Il est roux
He has red hair
Il a les cheveux roux
She had dark brown hair
Dark brown
Elle a les cheveux bruns
Brun/brune, practically black exclusively when talking about hair
Blond
Blond/blonde
Red for hair
Roux/rousse
Brown (chestnut)
Châtain (invariable)
Dark brown (hair)
Châtain-foncé
Light brown (hair)
Châtain-claire
Hair
Les cheveux
He has short hair
Il a les cheveux courts
Short (hair)
Courts
Long (hair)
Longs
Straight (hair)
Raides
Curly (tight curls/like an Afro)
Frisés
Curly (hair)
Bouclés
Wavy (hair)
Ondulés
Eyes
Les yeux
Green (eyes)
Vert
Blue (eyes)
Bleu
Hazel (eyes)
Noisette (doesn’t change) (no s)
Brown (eyes)
Brun
He/she is…
Il/elle est…
Tall
Grand/grande
Short (precedes noun)
Petit/petite
Fat (precedes noun)
Gros/grosse
Thin
Mince
Handsome (precedes noun)
Beau
Beautiful (precedes noun)
Belle
Pretty (precedes noun)
Joli/jolie
Ugly
Moche (or) laid/laide
Tan
Bronzé/bronzée
Bald
Chauve
Freckles
Des taches de rousseur
Dimples
Des fossettes