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FreEng Adjs-General
French-English General Adjectives
| French | English |
|---|---|
| actuel / actuelle | current |
| ancien / ancienne | former, ex- [before object], ancient [after object] |
| beau or bel / belle [Pl: beaux or bel / belles] | nice, fine, lovely |
| bienvenu / bienvenue | welcome |
| blanc / blanche | white [color], blank, unused, blank [expression] |
| bon / bonne | good, right, valid |
| brillant / brillante | shiny, shining |
| calme / calme | calm, quiet |
| chaud / chaude | hot, warm |
| cher / chère | dear |
| classique / classique | classic, classical |
| compliqué / compliquée | complicated |
| correct / correcte | correct |
| créatif / créative | creative |
| culturel / culturelle | cultural |
| décontracté / décontractée | relaxed, casual |
| défini / définie | precise |
| désolé / désolée | very sorry, apologetic |
| différent / différente | different |
| doux / douce [Pl: doux / douces] | sweet, soft, mild, gentle [generally not food] |
| élégant / élégante | elegant |
| ennuyeux / ennuyeuse [Pl: ennuyeux / ennuyeues] | dull, boring, tedious, tiresome, bothersome |
| équivalent / équivalente | equivalent |
| essentiel / essentielle | essential |
| étrange / étrange | strange, bizarre, odd |
| étranger / étrangère | foreign, unfamiliar |
| excellent / excellente | excellent, splendid |
| extraordinaire / extraordinaire | extraordinary |
| familial / familiale [Pl: familiaux / familiales] | familial, family |
| faux / fausse [Pl: faux / fausses] | false/untrue, false/not real |
| fermé / fermée | closed |
| fini / finie | completed, done, done for |
| formel / formelle | formal |
| fort / forte | strong, heavy, intense, powerful, great, high |
| fou or fol / folle [Pl: fous or fol / folle] | mad, crazy, wild |
| frais / fraîche [Pl: frais / fraîches] | fresh, cool [temperature], recent [just happened] |
| froid / froide | cold [temperature] |
| génial / géniale [Pl: géniaux / géniales] | great, fantastic |
| grand / grande | big, great, heavy, intense, grand |
| gros / grosse [Pl: gros / grosses] | big, thick, coarse, rough, heavy, enlarged, loud |
| heureux / heureuse [Pl: heureux / heureuses] | happy, glad, lucky, fortunate, good, excellent |
| identique / identique | Identical |
| idiot / idiote | idiotic [not as insulting as in English] |
| inclus / incluse | included |
| indépendant / indépendante | independent |
| informel / informelle | informal |
| intelligent / intelligente | intelligent |
| intéressant / intéressante | interesting |
| jaune / jaune | yellow |
| laid / laide | mean [as in an action] |
| libre / libre | free, clear, without obligation |
| long / longue | long |
| magnifique / magnifique | magnificent |
| malheureux / malheureuse [Pl: malheureux / malheureuses | unfortunate, regrettable, unlucky |
| malin / maligne | malicious |
| mauvais / mauvaise [Pl: mauvais / mauvaises] | bad, incorrect, wrong |
| même / même | same [before object], the very one [after object] |
| menteur / menteuse | lying |
| merveilleux / merveilleuse [Pl: merveilleux / merveilleuses] | marvelous, brilliant |
| mixte / mixte | mixed, varied |
| mort / morte | dead |
| mou or mol / molle [Pl: mous or mol / molle] | soft, pliable |
| moyen / moyenne | middle, average |
| naïf / naïve | naive |
| négatif / négative | negative |
| neuf / neuve | new [fresh out of the factory, first of its kind] |
| noir / noire | black [color], black person, drunk |
| nouveau or nouvel / nouvelle [Pl: noveaux or nouvel / nouvelles] | new - replacing something for the owner, even if not brand new |
| numérique / numérique | numerical, digital |
| original / originale [Pl: originaux / originales] | original |
| ouvert / ouverte | open |
| passionné / passionnée | passionate |
| petit / petite | small, little |
| positif / positive | positive - non-negative or zero, or outcome as a test |
| possible / possible | possible |
| proche / proche | close, near, nearby |
| prochain / prochaine | next, imminent - in context of the present |
| raffiné / raffinée | refined, sophisticated, subtle, discriminating |
| responsable / responsable | responsible |
| romantique / romantique | romantic |
| rond / ronde | round |
| sec / sèche | dry, lean - as in meat |
| sérieux / sérieuse [Pl: sérieux / sérieuses] | serious |
| seul / seule | alone, only, single |
| sportif / sportive | athletic, of or pertaining to sports |
| suivant / suivante | next, following - in context of the sentence |
| traditionnel / traditionnelle | traditional |
| triste / triste | sad |
| vieux or vieil / vieille [Pl: vieux or vieil / vieilles] | old |
| vrai / vrai | true, true to life |
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cberteau
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