soutien gorge - bra
bonnet - cup
bretelle - strap
armature - underwire
crochet - hook
bande - band
basque - gore
glisseur - slider
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À la plage
Ropa y accesorios – Vêtements et accessoires
Bañador : Maillot de bain
Bikini : Bikini
Sombrero : Chapeau
Gorra : Casquette
Pantalones cortos : Short
Pareo : Paréo
Chanclas : Tongs
Sandalias : Sandales
Gafas de sol : Lunettes de soleil
Bolsa de playa : Sac de plage
Acciones en la playa – Actions sur la plage
Echarse crema solar : Mettre de la crème solaire
Tomar el sol : Bronzer, prendre le soleil
Quemarse con el sol : Attraper un coup de soleil
Echar una siesta : Faire une sieste
Leer un libro / revista : Lire un livre/magazine
Comer en la playa : Manger à la plage
Jugar a las palas : Jouer aux raquettes de plage
Pasear por la playa : Marcher à la plage
Hacer footing : Faire du jogging
Nadar en el mar : Nager dans la mer
Bucear : Faire de la plongée
Utensilios para la playa – Ustensiles de plage
Nevera de playa : Glacière
Sombrilla de playa : Parasol
Toalla de playa : Serviette de plage
Tumbona : Lit de soleil
Hamaca : Hamac
Silla : Chaise
Flotador : Bouée
Manguitos : Bouée de bras
Pelota : Balle
Cubo : Seau
Palas : Pelles de plage
Rastrillo : Râteau
Gafas de buceo : Lunettes de plongée
Más vocabulario – Plus de vocabulaire
Playa : Plage
Mar: Mer
Rocas: Rochers
Piscina : Piscine
Arena : Sable
Calor : Chaleur
Orilla : Rivage
Olas : Vagues
Socorrista : Maître-nageur
Crema solar : Crème solaire
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Body Parts in French
Please note there are NSFW terms in this vocab list.
english | french
body | corps (m.)
head | tête (f.)
face | visage (m.)
hair | cheveux (m.pl.)
eyebrow | sourcil (m.) (often plural: sourcils)
forehead | front (m.)
eyes | yeux (m.pl.) (singular: œil (m.))
eyelash | cil (m.) (often plural: cils)
nose | nez (m.)
nostril | narine (f.)
mouth | bouche (f.)
lip | lèvre (f.)
tooth | dent (f.) (often plural: dents)
gum | gencive (f.) (often plural: gencives)
tongue | langue (f.)
jaw | mâchoire (f.)
chin | menton (m.)
ear | oreille (f.)
cheek | joue (f.) (often plural: joues)
neck | cou (m.)
throat | gorge (f.)
Adam's apple | pomme d'Adam (f.)
shoulder | épaule (f.)
arm | bras (m.)
armpit | aisselle (f.)
forearm | avant-bras (m.)
elbow | coude (m.)
wrist | poignet (m.)
hand | main (f.)
knuckle | articulation (du doigt) (f.) (often plural: articulations)
finger | doigt (m.)
fingernail | ongle (m.) (often plural: ongles)
thumb | pouce (m.)
pointer/index finger | index (m.)
middle finger | majeur (m.)
ring finger | annulaire (m.)
pinky finger | auriculaire (m.)
torso | torse (m.)
collarbone | clavicule (f.)
chest | poitrine (f.)
nipple | mamelon (m.)
breast | sein (m.) (often plural: seins)
belly button/navel | nombril (m.) / ombilic (m.)
back | dos (m.)
spine | colonne vertébrale (f.)
waist | taille (f.)
hip | hanche (f.)
pelvis | pelvis (m.)
penis | pénis (m.)
testicle | testicule (m.)
balls | couilles (f.pl.)
vagina | vagin (m.)
bladder | vessie (f.)
butt | derrière (m.)
buttocks | fesses (f.pl.)
anus | anus (m.)
leg | jambe (f.)
thigh | cuisse (f.)
knee | genou (m.)
calf | mollet (m.)
foot | pied (m.)
ankle | cheville (f.)
heel | talon (m.)
toe | doigt de pied (m.) (plural: doigts de pied)
toenail | ongle de pied (m.) (often plural: ongles de pied)
Please let me know if there are any mistakes or better translations!
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French city vocab
le centre ville - the city centre:
la poste - the post office
l’hôtel de ville, la mairie - townhall
le commissariat - police station
la caserne des pompiers - fire station
la banque - bank
le bancomat - the ATM
le tribunal - the court
la bibliothèque - library
le musée - museum
le parc - the park
le monument - monument
la statue - the statue
la fontaine - the fountain
la place principale - the main square
le trottoir - pavement, sidewalk
le lampadaire - lightpost
le métro - the underground
la gare - train station
la gare routière - the bus terminal
l’église - church
la mosquée - mosque
la synagogue - synagogue
le cimetière - the cemetery
amusement et plaisir:
le restaurant - restaurant
la pizzeria - the pizzeria
le bar - the bar (sells all types of drinks)
la librairie - bookshop
le magasin - shop
le cinéma - movie theatre
le théâtre - the theatre
le patinoire - the ice rink
la piscine - the swimming pool
le stade - stadium
l’aire de jeux - playground
autres lieux importants:
l’aéroport - the airport
l’hôpital - the hospital
la pharmacie - drug store
le marché - market
la boulangerie - the bakery
le coiffeur/la coiffeuse - barber’s shop, hairdresser’s
le tabac - the tabacconist’s
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does. anyone else experience the language learning pipeline of like
yeah why not seems kinda fun -> (optional step) the writing system is crazy bro -> damn theres no WAY im gonna remember any of this shit -> genuine interest and fascination with the differences between languages and needing to Know more
and its because of the stupidest reason for starting learning it in the first place
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coucou!! today I figured I’d do some weather vocab in french! this idea actually came to me as I was travelling up to see some of my relatives - i was getting some studying in, listening to music when I got completely distracted and started cloud watching mdr T-T i suppose it was useful tho, so I shan’t be too hard on myself haha <3 enjoy!!
- le ciel | the sky
- nuageux | cloudy
- pluvieux | rainy
- ensoleillé | sunny
- orageux | stormy
- humide | humid
- couvert | overcast
- les prévisions météo | the weather forecast
- la neige | snow
- il fait beau | it’s nice weather
- il fait froid | it’s cold
- il fait chaud | it’s hot
- grêle | hail
- givre | frost
- brouillard | fog
- arc-en-ciel | a rainbow
- foudre | lightning
- tonnerre | thunder
- clair | clear (e.g clear skies)
- canicule | heat wave
- déluge | downpour
- une averse | a rain shower
- un degré | a degree
- la température | the temperature
- quel temps fait-il? | how’s the weather?
- le temps s’améliore | the weather’s improving
- le temps se dégrade | the weather’s getting worse :(
- la météo prévoit… | the weather forecast is predicting…
c’est tout! now you can can complain about how it’s always cloudy haha (ugh, pourquoi est-ce toujours nuageux?! je déteste quand le temps est couvert comme ça T-T). thanks for reading! let’s meet each other again soon, hopefully both a little improved in our language skills! je t’aimeeeee <3
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French Vocab from Hergé's L'Ile Noire
Recently visited Paris and picked up a French copy of one of my favorite series. Even though some of this language might be a bit outdated, I still enjoyed picking up on certain French sayings and specific vocab having to do with crime.
As always let me know in the notes if anything is incorrect or if you have anything to add!
Sayings/Idioms:
sois sans crainte = have no fear
tant pis pour lui = too bad for him
faire la besogne à moitié = to do the job halfway
sapristi = holy shit
pour faire croire = to make it look like
bigre = damn
amas de ferraille = heap of junk
en avoir le coeur net = to get to the bottom of it / to be certain
faute de grives, on mange des merles = literally translates as “in the absence of thrushes, we eat blackbirds” used as a statement to substitute a commonly used thing for something else (can’t think of an English equivalent so put it in the notes if you can!)
hélas = alas
un brin de toilette = freshen up
sous les verrous = behind bars
beau coup de filet = nice haul
Verbs:
trahir = to betray
tenter = to attempt
défaire = to undo/loosen
ronger = to gnaw
égarer = to be lost/mislead
saisir = to seize
parvenir = to reach
aboutir = to culminate
déterrér = to dig up
guetter = to watch
ramasser = to pick up
ficeler = to tie up
cramponner = to cling
assommer = to knock out
parier = to bet
songer = to think
cerner = to surround
butter = to stumble
gémir = to groan/moan
Nouns:
une matraque = a baton
un témoignage = a testimony
des menottes (f.) = handcuffs
un gredin/coquin = a rascal
un sentier = a path
un asile d'aliénés = an insane asylum
des cartouches (f.) = cartridges (for a gun)
des indices (m.) = clues
des canailles (f.) = scoundrels
le brouillard = the fog
le vent du large = the sea breeze
un canot = a canoe
un donjon = a dungeon
un froussard = a coward
une longueur d'onde = a wavelength
la marée basse = the low tide
Adjectives:
saoul = drunk
épais = thick
étroite = narrow
épatant = amazing
louche = suspicious
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Some pretty things in French
Moonlight - clair de lune (m)
Macaron - macaron (m)
Rose - rose (f)
Glitter - paillette (f)
Moon - lune (f)
Star - étoile (f)
Wish - vœu (m) / souhait (m)
Cake - gâteau (m)
Flower - fleur (f)
Perfume - parfum (m)
Candle - bougie (f) / chandelle (f)
Cushion - coussin (m)
Pillow - oreiller (m)
Breeze - brise (f)
Music - musique (f)
Poetry - poésie (f)
Poem - poème (m)
Sweet/candy - bonbon (m)
Snowflake - flocon de neige (m)
Looking-glass/mirror - miroir (m)
These are pretty random but I like it
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Random Vocab List of My Target Languages
Note: I am still learning so if anyone has any corrections please say
English Korean French German Lithuanian
Snow 눈 la neige der Schnee Sniegas
Rain 비 la pluie der Regen Lietus
Clouds 구름 le nuage die Wolken Debesys
Sun 해 le soleil die Sonne Saulė
Moon 달 la lune der Mond Mėnulis
Angels 천사 l’ange die Engel Angelai
Memory 기억 la mémoire die Erinnerung Atsiminimas
Kiss 키스 le baiser der Kuss Bučinys (m)
Singing 노래 부르기 le chant der Gesang Dainavimas (m)
Day 하루 le jour der Tag Dienà
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tueur du zodiaque- zodiac killer
la californie- california
un tueur en série- serial killer
un cryptogramme- cryptogram
un chiffre- cipher, numeral
un sigle- abbreviation, initialism
ligoter- to tie up
déchiffrer- decipher
dévoiler- unveil, reveal
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Bilan n° 1
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langblr reactivation challenge week 3!
Day 3: Make another vocab list from the list you made at the beginning of the challenge. If you are learning two or more languages, make the vocab list in 3 languages (meaning for example: French, German, and English or Japanese, Arabic, and Ukrainian).
Types of Buildings
eng fran (m / f ) 한국어
Commercial commercial (e) 상업용
Residential résidentiel (le) 주거용
industrial industriel (le) 공업용
Military militaire 군사용
Monument monument 기념물
Public public (publique) 공공 건물
Private privé (e) 사유 건물 ; 사유지
Tower tour 탑
Arch arc 개선문; 기념문
Religious religieux (religieuse) 종교 건축
Church église 교회
Mosque mosquée 모스크 ; 회교 사원
Synagogue synagogue 유대교 회당 ; 시너고그
Temple temple 신전 ; 사원 ; 절; 사찰 ; 회당
Fortress forteresse 요새
Castle château 성
Gate porte 문 ; 대문
(City) wall mur 성벽
House maison 집 ; 주택
Apartment building appartement 아파트
High-rise tour 고층 건물
Townhouse maison en rangée 연립 주택
Statue statue 조각상
Office building immeuble de bureaux 사무실용 빌딩
Town hall mairie 시청
hôtel de ville
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La météo - première partie
le ciel [sjɛl] / Masculin
Le ciel est bleu.
Le ciel est plus foncé la nuit.
Le ciel est gris.
le nuage [nɥaʒ] / Masculin
Il y a des buages dans le ciel.
Il y a beaucoup de nuages gris dans le ciel.
Il n'y a pas de nuages das le ciel aujourd'hui.
la pluie [plɥi] / Féminin
La pluie vient du ciel. Il pleut dehors.
Il pleut. Il est en train de pleuvoir.
Il va pleuvoir aujourd'hui.
la neige [nɛʒ] / Féminin
Il neige dehors. Il y a de la neige sur le sol.
La neige est blanche et froide.
Regarde le gros nuages, il va neiger.
tomber [tɔ̃.be] / Intransitif
La pluie et la neige tombent di ciel.
La pluit vient du ciel. La pluie tombe du ciel.
La neige tombe du ciel. Il neige.
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coucou mes amis!! it’s been too long! please forgive my brain for refusing to let me start literally anything for the past *checks notes* 28 days. yeah :( ah well, we’re back! and we shall not dwell on past failures <3 instead we repair! today i have a little vocab list all about space! please enjoy, darlings~
- space | espace
- universe | un univers
- galaxy | une galaxie
- Milky Way | la Voie lactée
- solar system | le système solaire
- the sun | le soleil
- solar | solaire
- star | une étoile
- constellation | une constellation
- asteroid | un astéroïde
- comet | une comète
- meteor | un météor
- planet | une planète
- Mercury | Mercure
- Venus | Vénus
- Earth | la Terre
- Mars | Mars
- Jupiter | Jupiter
- Saturn | Saturne
- Uranus | Uranus
- Neptune | Neptune
- dwarf planet | une planète naine
- Pluto | Pluto
- moon | la lune
- crescent moon | le croissant de lune
- full moon | la pleine lune
- half-moon | la demi-lune
- new moon | la nouvelle lune
- dark side of the moon | la face cachée de la lune
- to wane | décroître
- to wax | croître
- to orbit | orbiter
- to land on the moon | alunir
- moon landing | alunissage
- astronomy | l’astronomie
- planetarium | le planétarium
i hope this was interesting for you! please correct any errors you may find, and a small reminder that my ask box and messages are always open for advice/questions about language learning or just a chat!! i love you unconditionally, until next time <3
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french vocab #5
agrandir - to enlarge, to widen
persiennes - blinds
conteneur (m) - container
antidérapant(e) - skid-proof, nonslip
embêter - bother, annoy, irritate
gâteux - trzęsący się ze starości
malin(gne) - shrewd, smart
dormir à la belle étoile - sleep under the stars
débauche (f) - debauchery (rozwiązłość)
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Some winter words in French
Winter - hiver (m)
Snow - neige (f)
Snowflake - flocon de neige (m)
Cold (adj) - froid (m) / froide (f)
Cold (noun) - froid (m)
Gingerbread - pain d'épices (m)
Ice - glace (f)
Frost - givre (m) / gel (m)
Snowy - neigeux (m) / neigeuse (f)
Winter solstice - solstice d'hiver (m)
Wintry - hivernal (m) / hivernale (f)
Cloud - nuage (m)
Cloudy - nuageux (m) / nuageuse (f)
Cinnamon - cannelle (f)
Marzipan - massepain (m) / pâte d'amande (f)
Cranberry - canneberge (f)
Candied fruit - fruit confit (m)
Snowball - boule de neige (f)
Trifle - bagatelle (f)
Biscuit/cookie - biscuit (m)
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