Le Caractère — personality in French | Vocabulary
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Personality — nice, funny, stubborn & co.. This French personality nice funny stubborn co vocabulary list gives you 16 essential words — from gentil(le) (kind) to sérieux / -euse (serious) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about personality nice funny stubborn co, then test yourself with the games below.
Le Caractère
Personality — nice, funny, stubborn & co.
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- Agreement patterns: -eux → -euse (paresseux/paresseuse), -eur → -euse (travailleur/travailleuse), gentil → gentille.
- Avoir bon/mauvais caractère = to be good/bad-tempered — caractère is the personality, humeur is today’s mood.
- Il a l’air + adjective = he seems: elle a l’air sympa.
- Soften criticism like the French: un peu têtu, assez bavard — never brutally direct.
- Râleur = someone who complains constantly — affectionately considered the national sport.
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lazy: il est paresseux → elle est ___ (agreement)
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paresseuse
personality = le ___ · today’s mood = l’___ (the pair)
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caractère · humeur
he seems nice = il a l’___ sympa (seeming)
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air
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How do you say « kind »? (recall)
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gentil
What does « sympa » mean? (recall)
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nice
How do you say « hard-working »? (recall)
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travailleur / -euse
What does « calme » mean? (recall)
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calm
How do you say « shy »? (recall)
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timide
What does « paresseux / -euse » mean? (recall)
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lazy
How do you say « jealous »? (recall)
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jaloux / -ouse
What does « râleur / -euse » mean? (recall)
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grumpy
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French personality nice funny stubborn co vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common personality nice funny stubborn co words in French?
For example: kind is « gentil(le) », funny is « drôle », nice (informal) is « sympa ». The full list above has 16 French personality nice funny stubborn co words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French personality nice funny stubborn co words to learn first?
Start with the basics: gentil(le) (kind), drôle (funny), sympa (nice (informal)), généreux / -euse (generous), travailleur / -euse (hard-working), honnête (honest). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French personality nice funny stubborn co vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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