50 French Words for Describing Personality and Character

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This lesson teaches 50 French adjectives for describing personality and character, each with a short example sentence and English translation. It covers positive and negative traits like kind, shy, lazy, patient, stubborn, talkative, and reliable, using simple patterns such as 'Il est très...'.

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50 sentences · 46 new words
  • 01GENTIL · kind
    gentil.
    il‿ɛ tʁɛ ʒɑ̃ti
    He is very kind.
  • 02SYMPA · nice, friendly
    sympa.
    ɛl‿ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ sɛ̃pa
    She is really nice.
  • 03TIMIDE · shy
    timide.
    mɔ̃ fʁɛʁ‿ɛ tʁɛ timid
    My brother is very shy.
  • 04INTELLIGENT · intelligent, smart
    intelligente.
    ɛl‿ɛ tʁɛ‿ɛ̃tɛliʒɑ̃t
    She is very intelligent.
  • 05PARESSEUX · lazy
    paresseux.
    il‿ɛ‿œ̃ pø paʁɛsø
    He is a little lazy.
  • 06COURAGEUX · brave, courageous
    courageux.
    ty‿ɛ tʁɛ kuʁaʒø
    You are very brave.
  • 07HONNÊTE · honest
    honnête.
    ɛl‿ɛ tuʒuʁ‿ɔnɛt
    She is always honest.
  • 08CURIEUX · curious
    curieux.
    sə gaʁsɔ̃‿ɛ tʁɛ kyʁjø
    This boy is very curious.
  • 09GÉNÉREUX · generous
    généreux.
    mɔ̃‿nami‿ɛ tʁɛ ʒeneʁø
    My friend is very generous.
  • 10IMPATIENT · impatient
    impatiente.
    ɛl‿ɛ paʁfwa‿ɛ̃pasjɑ̃t
    She is sometimes impatient.
  • 11SÉRIEUX · serious
    sérieux.
    il‿ɛ kalm e seʁjø
    He is calm and serious.
  • 12DRÔLE · funny
    drôle.
    sɛt fij‿ɛ tʁɛ dʁol
    This girl is very funny.
  • 13BAVARD · talkative
    bavard.
    il ɛ tʁɛ bavaʁ
    He is very talkative.
  • 14MODESTE · modest
    modeste.
    ɛl ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ mɔdɛst
    She is really modest.
  • 15STRICT · strict
    strict.
    mɔ̃ pɛʁ ɛ tʁɛ stʁikt
    My father is very strict.
  • 16OPTIMISTE · optimistic
    optimiste.
    ɛl ɛ tuʒuʁ ɔptimist
    She is always optimistic.
  • 17AGRESSIF · aggressive
    agressif.
    il ɛ paʁfwa agʁɛsif
    He is sometimes aggressive.
  • 18CRÉATIF · creative
    créatif.
    ty ɛ tʁɛ kʁeatif
    You are very creative.
  • 19PATIENT · patient
    patiente.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ pasjɑ̃t
    She is very patient.
  • 20TÊTU · stubborn
    têtu.
    il ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ tety
    He is really stubborn.
  • 21AMBITIEUX · ambitious
    ambitieux.
    mɔ̃n‿ami ɛ tʁɛz‿ɑ̃bisjø
    My friend is very ambitious.
  • 22JALOUX · jealous
    jalouse.
    ɛl ɛ œ̃ pø ʒaluz
    She is a little jealous.
  • 23POLI · polite
    poli.
    sə gaʁsɔ̃ ɛ tʁɛ pɔli
    This boy is very polite.
  • 24INDÉPENDANT · independent
    indépendant.
    il ɛ tuʒuʁ ɛ̃depɑ̃dɑ̃
    He is always independent.
  • 25SENSIBLE · sensitive
    sensible.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ sɑ̃sibl
    She is very sensitive.
  • 26SINCÈRE · sincere
    sincère.
    il ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ sɛ̃sɛʁ
    He is truly sincere.
  • 27LOYAL · loyal
    loyal.
    mɔ̃n‿ami ɛ tʁɛ lwajal
    My friend is very loyal.
  • 28DISTRAIT · absent-minded
    distraite.
    ɛl ɛ paʁfwa distʁɛt
    She is sometimes absent-minded.
  • 29AUTORITAIRE · authoritarian
    autoritaire.
    il ɛ tʁɛz‿otoʁitɛʁ
    He is very authoritarian.
  • 30DISCRET · discreet
    discrète.
    ɛl ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ diskʁɛt
    She is truly discreet.
  • 31NAÏF · naive
    naïf.
    sə ɡaʁsɔ̃ ɛ tʁɛ naif
    This boy is very naive.
  • 32PRUDENT · careful
    prudent.
    il ɛ tuʒuʁ pʁydɑ̃
    He is always careful.
  • 33ARROGANT · arrogant
    arrogante.
    ɛl ɛt‿œ̃ pø aʁɔɡɑ̃t
    She is a bit arrogant.
  • 34FIABLE · reliable
    fiable.
    mɔ̃ fʁɛʁ ɛ tʁɛ fjabl
    My brother is very reliable.
  • 35DYNAMIQUE · dynamic
    dynamique.
    ɛl ɛ tuʒuʁ dinamik
    She is always dynamic.
  • 36MALADROIT · clumsy
    maladroit.
    il ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ maladʁwa
    He is really clumsy.
  • 37BAVARD · talkative
    bavarde.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ bavaʁd
    She is very talkative.
  • 38CHARMANT · charming
    charmant.
    il ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ ʃaʁmɑ̃
    He is really charming.
  • 39TÊTU · stubborn
    têtue.
    ɛl ɛ œ̃ pø tɛty
    She is a bit stubborn.
  • 40SOCIABLE · sociable
    sociable.
    mɔ̃n‿ami ɛ tʁɛ sɔsjabl
    My friend is very sociable.
  • 41AGRESSIF · aggressive
    agressive.
    ɛl ɛ paʁfwa agʁɛsiv
    She is sometimes aggressive.
  • 42CURIEUX · curious
    curieux.
    sə gaʁsɔ̃ ɛ tʁɛ kyʁjø
    This boy is very curious.
  • 43SÉRIEUX · serious
    sérieux.
    il ɛ tuʒuʁ seʁjø
    He is always serious.
  • 44INDÉPENDANT · independent
    indépendante.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛz‿ɛ̃depɑ̃dɑ̃t
    She is very independent.
  • 45ÉGOÏSTE · selfish
    égoïste.
    il ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ eɡɔist
    He is really selfish.
  • 46DOUX · gentle
    douce.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ dus
    She is very gentle.
  • 47NERVEUX · nervous
    nerveux.
    mɔ̃ fʁɛʁ ɛt‿ase nɛʁvø
    My brother is quite nervous.
  • 48TRAVAILLEUR · hardworking
    travailleuse.
    ɛl ɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ tʁavajøz
    She is really hardworking.
  • 49GÉNÉREUX · generous
    généreux.
    il ɛ tuʒuʁ ʒeneʁø
    He is always generous.
  • 50TIMIDE · shy
    timide.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ timid
    She is very shy.
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