French Physical Appearances & Descriptions [Complete List]

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Hair – les cheveux
When talking about hair there are two options: 1) to use the verb avoir; and 2) To use
and adjective. For example, to say “He has curly hair” you can say: ‘Il a les cheveux frisés’
or ‘Il est frisé‘.
He/she has long hair. Il/elle a les cheveux longs.
He/she has curly hair. Il/elle a les cheveux frisés.
He/she is curly-haired. Il/elle est frisé(e).
He/she has mid-length hair. Il/elle a les cheveux mi-longs.
He/she has straight hair. Il/elle a les cheveux raides.
He/she has short hair. Il/elle a les cheveux courts.
He/she is bald. Il/elle est chauve.
He/she has brown hair. Il/elle a les cheveux bruns.
He/she is brunette. Il/elle est brun(e).
He/she has blond hair. Il/elle a les cheveux blonds.
He/she is blond. Il/elle est blond(e).
He/she has light-brown hair. Il/elle a les cheveux châtain.
He/she has light-brown hair. Il/elle est châtain.
He/she has red hair. Il/elle a les cheveux roux.
He/she is red-headed. Il est roux/Elle est rousse.
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He/she has grey hair. Il/elle a les cheveux gris.
He/she is grey-haired. Il/elle est gris(e).
He/she has white hair. Il/elle a les cheveux blancs.

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The face – le visage

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In French there are two words for face: le visage and la figure. Here you’ll find a list of
vocabulary for the face.
He/she has blue eyes. Il/elle a les yeux bleus.
He/she has hazel eyes. Il/elle a les yeux verts.
He/she has brown eyes. Il/elle a les yeux marron.
He/she has dark eyes. Il/elle a les yeux noirs.
He/she has big/small eyes. Ses yeux son grands/petits.
He/she has big/little ears. Il/elle a des petites/grandes oreilles.
He/she has big/fine nose. Il/elle a le nez fort/fin.
He she has a big/small nose. Il/elle a un gros/petit nez.
He has a big/little mustache. Il a une petite/grosse moustache.
He has a big/little beard. Il a une grosse/petite barbe.
He/she has a round face. Il/elle a le visage rond.
He/she has an oval face. Il/elle a le visage ovale.
He/she has long/short face. Il/elle a le visage long/petit.
He/she wears glasses. Il porte des lunettes.
He/she doesn’t wear glasses. Il/elle ne porte pas de lunettes.