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art F3
art terms in French
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exposer | to exhibit |
| le dessin | drawing |
| le génie | genius |
| émouvant, émouvante | moving |
| un critique | a critic, reviewer |
| le don | gift, talent |
| l'exposition (f) | exhibition |
| coûter | to cost |
| un chef-d'œuvre | masterpiece |
| une critique | review |
| la salle d'exposition | exhibit hall |
| l'étude (f) | study |
| la nature morte | still life |
| le goût | taste |
| dessiner | to draw |
| oser | to dare |
| le paysage | landscape |
| il aime | he likes/loves |
| bouleverser | to overwhelm |
| aborder | to approach, tackle, address |
| j'aime | I like/love |
| la littérature | literature (like books and poetry) |
| accrocher | to hang up |
| l'aquarelle (f) | watercolor |
| tu aimes | you like/love |
| l'art (m) | art |
| le tableau | painting |
| elle aime | she likes/loves |
| aimer | to like or love |
| le ton | tone |
| la sculpture | sculpture (like statues) |
| l'image (f) | picture |
| profond (profonde) | profound or deep |
| la toile | canvas |
| le portrait | portrait |
| l'art contemporain | contemporary art (modern art) |
| peinture à l'huile | oil painting |
| le style | style |
| intellectuel (intellectuelle) | intellectual |
| ils aiment | they like |
| le pinceau | paintbrush |
| classique | classic or classical |
| vous aimez | you like or love |
| peindre | to paint |
| trop abstrait (trop abstraite) | too abstract |
| le sujet | subject |
| elles aiment | (all women) they like |
| vif, vive | lively, bright |
| inspirer | to inspire |
| parce que c'est | because it is |
| la bande dessinée | comic strip or graphic novel |
| valoir | to be worth |
| la couleur | color |
| la danse | dance or dancing |
| innovateur (innovatrice) | innovative (describing a person) |
| créer | to create |
| le prix | price |
| la photographie | photography or photograph |
| inutile | useless or unnecessary |
| le musée | museum |
| sombre | dark |
| beau (belle) | beautiful or handsome |
| le cinéma | cinema or movies |
| l'atelier (m) | studio |
| réaliste | realistic |
| on aime | one likes/loves or we like/love |
| la peinture | painting |
| créatif (créative) | creative |
| réaliser | to achieve/to fulfill |
| nous aimons | we like or love |
| la réussite | success |
| la valeur | value |
| provocant (provocante) | provocative |
| le théâtre | theatre (for plays) |
| la palette | palette |
| facile à comprendre | easy to understand |
| Non, je ne l'aime pas | No, I don't really like it |
| la musique | music |
| innovant (innovante) | innovative (describing an object or style) |
| Oui, je l'aime bien | Yes, I really like it |
| pourquoi? | why? |
| par exemple | for example |
| compliqué | complicated |
| le graffiti ou le street art | graffiti or street art |
| agréable | pleasant or agreeable |
| moderne | modern |
| intéressant (intéressante) | interesting or worthwhile |
| ennuyeux (ennuyeuse) | boring or annoying |
| répétitif (répétitive) | repetitive |
| amusant (amusante) | fun or funny |
| faire | to make or do |
| je fais | I'm making (or doing) |
| tu fais | you're making (singular informal) |
| il fait | he's making |
| elle fait | she's making |
| on fait | one is making |
| nous faisons | we're making |
| vous faites | you're making (plural or formal) |
| ils font | they're making (group with at least one male) |
| elles font | they're making (group of all females) |
| je ne fais pas | I'm not making |
| tu ne fais pas | you're not making (singular informal) |
| il ne fait pas | he's not making |
| elle ne fait pas | she's not making |
| on ne fait pas | one is not making |
| nous ne faisons pas | we are not making |
| vous ne faites pas | you are not making (plural or formal) |
| ils ne font pas | they are not making (group with at least one male) |
| elles ne font pas | they are not making (group of all females) |
| faire du théâtre | to act (to do theatre) |
| faire de l'art | to make art |
| faire de la photographie | to do photography |
| faire de la danse | to study dance or to dance |
| faire du dessin | to study drawing or to draw |
| faire de la peinture | to study painting or to paint |
| faire la vaisselle | to do the dishes |
| faire les lits | to make the beds |
Created by:
DrBarron
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