Getting French, Pt.

12: Adjectives / Descriptive Words

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carré x square (shape) (m) génial x of genius, inspired; (inf) great, cool
carrée x square (shape) (f) gentil x kind, nice, friendly
clair x light, not dark (m) grande x big, tall (f)
couleur argent x silver-coloured heureux x happy (m)
court x short (m) horripilant x exasperating, trying
doré x golden, gilt, gold plated imbu x pompous, full of oneself
en bois x wooden impatient x impatient, eager
en cuir x in leather inquiet x worried
en metal x metal, metalic intelligent x smart
en plastique x plastic maussade x sullen, gloomy, morose
étroit x narrow (m) naïf x naive
étroite x narrow (f) nerveux x nervous
foncé x dark (m) nombriliste x self-centered
foncée x dark (f) patient x patient (m)
gros x big, fat (person) (m) patriotique x patriotic
grosse x big, fat (person) (f) pétillant x bubbly, sparkling
haut x high, tall, loud renfrogné x sullen, scowling, sulky
long x long (object) (m) retors x sly, underhanded, wily
longue x long (object) (f) ronchon x grumpy, grouchy
petit x small, little (m) sans préjugés x open-minded
petite x small (f) sérieux x serious
rond x round (m) solitaire x lonely
ronde x round (f) sombre x somber, dark
amical x friendly sportif x athletic
assuré x confident studieux x studious
bête x stupid, silly, foolish stupide x dumb, stupid
blafard x pale, pallid, wan sympathique x nice, friendly, likeable
borné x narrow-minded, limited taquin x playful
capable x able, capable tatillon x finicky, nit-picky
chaleureux x warm, hearty têtu x stubborn, pigheaded
chére x dear, daring (f) timide x shy
confus x embarrassed, ashamed travailleur x hard-working
coquin x mischievous, malicious; vif x alive, lively, bright
risqué, racy lâche x cowardly
courageux x brave (m) triste x sad
débile x weak, frail, sickly, poor;
(inf) stupid
drôle x funny, peculiar
effrayé x scared
ennuyé x bored, annoyed
ennuyeux x boring
excité x excited, hyperactive
fâché x angry (m)
fachée x angry (f)
fatigué x tired
frêle x flimsy, fragile, frail
froid x cold, unfriendly
gai x gay, cheery, funny
gamin x mischievous, playful,
childish, brat