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French vocabulary B2: Body details, hair, make-up, clothing details
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Less common French words for parts of the body, hair, make-up and grooming, and the finer points of clothes, such as “la tempe”, “la raie”, “le mascara”, “la doublure” and “la salopette”, with their English meanings.
78 French words at level B2, with their translation.
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close-cropped
se couvrir
to wrap up (warm)
la poudre (de maquillage)
face powder
le pardessus
overcoat
la polaire
fleece (jacket)
masqué
masked
imprimé
printed
la doublure (d'un vêtement)
lining (of clothes)
la sacoche
shoulder bag
la boucle (de ceinture)
buckle (of a belt)
la puce (boucle d'oreille)
stud (earring)
la broche
brooch
la couture (d'un vêtement)
seam (of clothes)
la semelle
sole (of a shoe)
le lambeau
shred
la mèche
lock (of hair)
le bandeau (cheveux)
headband
la raie (cheveux)
parting (in hair)
baver
to dribble (of a baby)
noisette (yeux)
hazel (eyes)
le maillot (de sport)
jersey (sports shirt)
le pois (motif)
dot (in a pattern)
les mèches (colorées)
highlights (in hair)
la dentelle
lace (fabric)
embellir
to beautify
le réflexe
reflex
le vagin
vagina
le pet
fart
la salive
saliva
le grain de beauté
mole (on the skin)
le sommet (de la tête)
crown (of the head)
la cervelle
brains (as matter or food)
la tempe
temple (side of the head)
la moelle épinière
spinal cord
l'annulaire
ring finger
le tibia
shin
la cape
cape (garment)
le smoking
dinner jacket
les bretelles
braces (for trousers)
vintage
vintage (clothes)
le mamelon
nipple
l'omoplate
shoulder blade
la teinture
dye (the product)
la laque (cheveux)
hairspray
le chignon
bun (hairstyle)
le brushing
blow-dry
les pointes fourchues
split ends
la transpiration
perspiration
la chair de poule
goosebumps
l'empreinte de pas
footprint
le béret
beret
la visière
peak (of a cap)
la salopette
dungarees
les lunettes de protection
goggles
la poche poitrine
breast pocket
les cheveux gris
grey hair
aux cheveux noirs
black-haired
aux cheveux blancs
white-haired
se racler la gorge
to clear your throat
tirer la langue
to stick out your tongue
qui louche
cross-eyed
le rasage
shave (the act)
le mascara
mascara
le fard à joues
blusher
le coupe-ongles
nail clippers
le bain de bouche
mouthwash
passer le fil dentaire
to floss
la crème hydratante
moisturiser
le prêt-à-porter
ready-to-wear
l'anorak
anorak
l'institut de beauté
beauty salon
le blouson aviateur
bomber jacket
à motifs
patterned
les bijoux fantaisie
costume jewellery
à pois
polka-dot
lavable en machine
machine washable
la boucle de cheveux
curl (of hair)
le salon de manucure
nail salon
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