You’ve already gone through a few adjectives in French in our previous article. This article is a continuation of the most commonly used adjectives in French. Let’s learn to use them to make English interesting.
1. Ennuyé
English : annoyed
Meaning : feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in somebody/something or because you have nothing to do
Example : L’intervenant a ennuyé tout le monde avec son long discours. (The speaker bored everyone with his long speech.)
2. Épuisé
English : exhausted
Meaning : very tired
Example : J’étais épuisé après mon voyage autour du monde. (I was weary after my trip around the world.)
3. Évident
English : obvious
Meaning : easy to see or understand
Example : La réponse à la question n’est pas immédiatement évidente. (The answer to the question is not immediately obvious.)
4. Fâché
English : angry
Meaning : having strong feelings about something that you dislike very much or about an unfair situation
Example : Je ne me suis plus senti fâché, mais calme. (I no longer felt upset, but calm.)
5. Facile
English : easy
Meaning : not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems
Example : L’examen était facile, je connaissais toutes les réponses. (The exam was easy, I knew all the answers.)
6. Fatigué
English : tired
Meaning :
Example : Les enfants sont fatigués et dormiront bientôt. (The children are tired and will be asleep soon.)
7. Frais
English : cool
Meaning : fairly cold; not hot or warm
Example : Les frais d’assurance ne sont pas recouvrables. (The insurance costs are not recoverable.)
8. Grave
English : tough
Meaning : having or causing problems or difficulties
Example : La décision de la direction a eu des conséquences graves. (The management’s decision had serious consequences.)
9. Gros
English : big, thick
Meaning : large in size, degree, amount, etc.
Example : Il y a une grosse pile de livres sur mon bureau. (There is a big stack of books on my desk.)
10. Impossible
English : impossible, intolerable
Meaning : that cannot exist or be done; not possible
Example : Il est pratiquement impossible de pénétrer la forteresse. (Penetrating the fortress is virtually impossible.)
11. Inquiet
English : worried
Meaning : thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
Example : Je me demande ce qui ne va pas chez lui, il a l’air inquiet. (I wonder what is wrong with him, he looks worried.)
12. Intelligent
English : smart
Meaning : intelligent
Example : Même les gens les plus intelligents font des erreurs. (Even the most intelligent people make mistakes.)
13. Lourd
English : heavy
Meaning : weighing a lot; difficult to lift or move
Example : L’homme m’a aidé à soulever les boîtes lourdes. (The man helped me lift the heavy boxes.)
14. Mauvais
English : bad, poor, wrong
Meaning : unpleasant; full of problems
Example : Je suis allé me promener malgré le mauvais temps. (I went for a walk in spite of the bad weather.)
15. Méchant
English : mean
Meaning : morally bad and cruel
Example : Le méchant loup est un personnage courant des contes de fées. (The bad wolf is a popular figure in fairy tales.)
We hope you could get enough knowledge about commonly used adjectives in French in this article. For more vocabulary in French, keep reading our article.
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