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French vocabulary B2: The body, appearance, clothes
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The body and how people look: parts of the body and face, the senses, build and looks, clothes, fashion and accessories, such as “la paupière”, “l’odorat”, “maigre”, “le soutien-gorge” and “en vogue”.
96 French words at level B2, with their translation.
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la taille (partie du corps)
waistalso: waistline
la visionalso: la vue
vision (sight)also: sight, eyesight
l'expression (du visage)
expression (of the face)also: facial expression
la poitrine
chest (body)also: bust
le patron (de couture)
sewing patternalso: dressmaking pattern
la tenue (un ensemble de vêtements)
outfit
nu (sans aucun vêtement)also: nue
nakedalso: nude
pâle
pale (of the face)also: white, pallid
le muscle
muscle
l'ongle (en général)
nail (body part)also: fingernail, toenail
la côte (os)
ribalso: rib bone
le sens (perception)
sense (of sight or smell)
physique
physical (of the body)also: bodily
le crâne
skull
physiquement
physically
le squelette
skeleton
le pyjama
pyjamasalso: pajamas, pajama, a pair of pyjamas
le trait (du visage)
feature (of the face)also: facial feature
le cheveu
a hair (one strand)also: strand of hair
le sourcil
eyebrowalso: brow
présenter (des vêtements)
to model (clothes)
poudrer (qqch)
to powder (sth)
le tatouage
tattoo
la cuisse
thigh
frissonner
to shiver
l'aspect (apparence)also: l'apparence
look (appearance)also: appearance, the look of
les genoux (d'une personne assise)
lap (part of the body)
le poumon
lung
le bijou
piece of jewelleryalso: jewel
la mâchoire
jaw
la hanche
hip
assortialso: assortie
matchingalso: coordinated
la chair
flesh
le nerf
nerve (in the body)
le rein
kidney
souple
supple (of the body)
les tripes
guts (of an animal)also: innards, entrails, insides
le poignet
wrist
l'audition (capacité d'entendre)also: l'ouïe
hearing (sense)also: sense of hearing
bronzer
to tan (in the sun)also: to get a tan, to go brown
maigre
thin (of a person)also: skinny
friséalso: frisée
tightly curledalso: frizzy, curled
rouxalso: rousse
red-hairedalso: ginger, redheaded
le nœud (décoratif)
bow (a knot)
le badge
badge (pin or ID badge)also: pin badge, name badge, ID badge
le battement
beat (a regular sound)also: beating
se doucheralso: prendre une douche
to have a showeralso: to shower, to take a shower
l'artère
artery
l'haleine
breath (smell of the mouth)
osseuxalso: osseuse
bony
le foulard
scarf (a light one)also: headscarf, neckerchief
le peignoir
bathrobe (worn after a bath)also: bath robe, towelling robe
le stylistealso: la styliste
fashion designer (ready-to-wear)also: clothes designer
l'odorat
smell (sense)also: sense of smell
la paupière
eyelid
poilualso: poilue
hairy
l'ouïealso: l'audition
hearing (sense)also: sense of hearing
le cil
eyelashalso: lash
la gencive
gum (in the mouth)
la nuque
napealso: nape of the neck, back of the neck
en surpoids
overweight
l'élégance
elegance
le joyau
gem (a prized thing)also: jewel
l'avant-bras
forearm
la capuche
hood (of a garment)
le déguisement
disguise (noun)also: fancy dress
l'habillement
attirealso: clothing
la manchette
cuff
élégamment
elegantlyalso: stylishly
de façon décontractéealso: de manière décontractée
casuallyalso: in a relaxed way
la toile de jeanalso: le denim
denim
le bikini
bikini
vestimentaire
clothing (adjective)
le soutien-gorge
braalso: brassiere
le petit doigtalso: l'auriculaire
little fingeralso: pinkie, pinky
l'insigne
badge (of rank or membership)also: insignia
le dernier cri
the latest thing (in fashion)also: the latest fashion, the height of fashion
camoufler
to camouflage
le capuchon
cap (on a pen)also: cover
le code vestimentairealso: le dress code
dress code
le chapeau de soleil
sun hat
juvénile
youthful
la tête de mort
skull and crossbonesalso: death's head
chaudement
warmly (keeping warm)
en voguealso: à la mode
fashionablealso: in fashion, in vogue, trendy, popular
le sex-appeal
sex appeal
bien bâtialso: bien bâtie
well-builtalso: well built
le bronzage
tan (on the skin)also: suntan
dénuder (qqch)
to bare (sth)also: to expose
cligner des yeux
to blink (the eyes)
déshabilléalso: déshabillée
undressed
bâiller
to yawn
aller bien à (qqn)
to suit (sb's looks)
le sens du toucher
touch (sense)also: sense of touch
peu attrayantalso: peu attrayante
unattractivealso: unappealing
passé de modealso: démodé
unfashionablealso: out of fashion, outdated, old-fashioned
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