Most Common French Adjectives Flashcards
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âgé
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old/elderly
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amical
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friendly
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ancien
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old, ancient, time-honored, antique; former, ex; senior
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argenté/e
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silver
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assuré
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confident
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autre
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distinct, different; supplementary; other, remaining
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beau
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beau
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belle
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beautiful (with feminine person or noun)/ pretty
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bizarre
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odd, peculiar, strange
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blanc
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white; Caucasian; blank; innocent, pure
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bleu
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blue
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bon
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good, sound; valid; nice; right, correct; proper
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bronzé
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tan
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brun/e (or) marron
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brown
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certain
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definite, positive, clear, certain
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chaud
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warm, hot; ardent, keen; horny
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cher
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dear, beloved; expensive
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clair
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light, bright; clear; thin, sparse; obvious
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confus
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embarrassed, confused, ashamed
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content
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happy, glad, pleased
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courageux
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brave
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dernier
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last, final; previous; bottom; highest, top
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désolé
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apologetic, contrite, sorry; disconsolate, sorrowful; desolate, bleak
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désorienté
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confused
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différent
different
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difficile
difficult, hard, tough
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doré/e
gold
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doux
soft, smooth, sweet, milk
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droit
straight; upright, plumb; honest, sound, sane
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drôle
comical, funny, amusing; strange, funny, peculiar
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du brouillard (il y a)
foggy
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du soleil (il y a)
sunny
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du vent (il y a)
windy
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effrayé
scared
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ennuyé
annoyed
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ennuyeux
boring
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entier
whole, entire; absolute, complete; intact
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épuisé
exhausted
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étrange
strange, odd
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fâché
angry
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facile
easy
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faible
weak (person, object)
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fatigué
tired
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faux
wrong, untrue, false, mistaken; fake, forged, imitation, counterfeit
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fort
strong, sturdy, powerful, hard, weighty; big, thick, stout, large; intense
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frais
cool
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froid
cold, chilly; insensitive, unfeeling; unfriendly; bleak
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gèle
freezing
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gentil
kind, nice, sweet
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grand
tall, big, large, long, great, full-grown; major, top, leading, important
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grave
grave, solemn; serious; major / totally (slang)
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gris/e
gray
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gros
large, big, thick; fat, heavy
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haut
high, tall; top; lofty, high-minded
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heureux
happy, glad, lucky, fortunate
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humain
human; humane
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humide
humid
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impatient
impatient
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important
important, significant, serious; substantial, large, sizeable, considerable
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impossible
impossible; unbearable; intolerable
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inquiet
worried
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intelligent
smart
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intéressant
interesting
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jaune
yellow
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jeune
young, green
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joli
pretty, lovely, nice, attractive
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juste
fair; just, legitimate; right
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léger
light, subtle, superficial
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libre
free; available; vacant
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long, longue
long
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lourd
heavy
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malade
ill, sick, unwell; bad, diseased; mentally ill
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mauvais
bad, poor; wrong, faulty; unpleasant, nasty
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méchant
mean
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meilleur
better, superior
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même
same
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mince
thin
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moche, laid
ugly
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mort
dead; buried, long-gone; lifeless, dull, stagnant
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naïf
naive
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navré
sorry
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neige
snowing
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nerveux
nervous
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noir
black; dirty, grimy; dark; gloomy, somber
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nouveau
new, young; latest; further; novel, original
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nuageux
cloudy
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orageux
stormy
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orange
orange
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ouvert
outgoing
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pareil
the same, alike, similar; such (a)
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paresseux
lazy
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patient
patient
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patriotique
patriotic
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pauvre
poor; humble, wretched
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petit
small, little, short; younger; brief; slight, minor
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plein
full; solid; busy (as in day or life)
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pleut
raining
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pleut à verse
pouring
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possible
possible, feasible
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premier
early; nearest; next, first; main; chief, leading; original, initial
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pressé
in a hurry
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prêt
ready
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prochain
next; imminent, near; immediate
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propre
clean, neat, tidy; own, private
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ravi
delighted
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rose
pink
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rouge
red
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sale
dirty, filthy, murky, grimy; nasty
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sérieux
serious, solemn, responsible; conscientious
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seul
alone, on one's own; lonely, lonesome; only, single, sole; mere
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simple
straightforward, simple, easy; mere; uncomplicated
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solitaire
lonely
113
sportif
athletic
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stupide
stupid
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super
great, terrific
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sympa
nice
117
timide
shy
118
tout
all (the), the whole (of the); all; completely; only
119
tranquille
quiet, peaceful, tranquil, calm. still
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travailleur
hard-working
121
triste
sad, unhappy, sorrowful
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vert
green; inexperienced
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vide
empty; bare
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vieille
old (feminine)
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vieux
old (masculine), long-standing, ancient
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violet
purple
127
vivant
living, alive; lively, spirited, bustling; vivid
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vrai
true; genuine, real; complete, utter; straightforward
