The following
vocabulary list contains some French terms for parts of the body.
|
French
|
English
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|
Les cheveux (m)
|
Hair
|
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Le corps
|
Body
|
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La tête
|
Head
|
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Le
visage
|
Face
|
|
Un
ceil
|
Eye
|
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Les
yeux(m)
|
Eyes
|
|
Le
nez
|
Nose
|
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La
joue
|
Cheek
|
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La
bouche
|
Mouth
|
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Une
oreille
|
Ear
|
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Le
cou
|
Neck
|
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La
poitrine
|
Chest
|
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Un
estomac
|
Stomach
|
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Le
bras
|
Arm
|
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Le
dos
|
Back
|
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La
jambe
|
Leg
|
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Le
genou
|
Knee
|
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La
cheville
|
Ankle
|
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Le
pied
|
Foot
|
When referring to parts of the body in French, you don't
use a possessive adjective like you do in English.
In English we say things like ''my hand" or
"my arm," but in French, a reflexive verb is used instead:
Je me brosse les dents
=
I am brushing my teeth
Je me lave les mains.
=
I am washing my hands.
If translated literally, these sentences say something
like "I brush the teeth of myself," so you can't translate literally.
