Skip to Main

frileux

adj.

[fʁi.lø] free-LEUH

always feeling the cold; by extension, cautious or risk-shy

Prends un pull, je sais que tu es frileuse !Grab a jumper, I know you always feel the cold!
Les banques restent frileuses face à ce genre de projet.Banks remain wary of this kind of project.
Related words
  • frisson — a shiver
  • grelotter — to shiver with cold
  • s’emmitoufler — to bundle up warm

France has an adjective for people who are permanently cold, and it doubles as boardroom vocabulary: investors, like grandmothers, can be accused of being frileux.

🎬 The word in under a minute

What « frileux » means, the register it belongs to (courant), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →

Use it in a real conversation

One word a day is a habit — a free lesson with Xavier is a head start. Try your new vocabulary on a real native speaker.