Language/French/Vocabulary/Le-corps-humain

In this lesson, we will learn how to say the body parts in French.

Vocabulary

la tête	the head
les cheveux	the hair
les yeux	eyes
le nez	the nose
la bouche	the mouth
les oreilles	ears
les joues	cheeks
le front	the forehed
le menton	the chin
les cils	the eyelashes
les sourcils	eyebrows
les dent	teeth
les épaules	shoulders
les bras	arms
le coude	the elbow
les main	hands
le poignet	wrist
les doigts	fingers
les hanches	hips
le dos	the back
les fesses	the buttocks
les jambes	legs
les genoux	knees
les pied	feet
la cheville	ankle
les doigts de pied	the toes
les ongles	nails

Main (hand)

Avoir un poil dans la main

• Literally: “to have a hair (growing) on one’s hand”
• Meaning: to be be lazy.

Gagner haut la main

• Literally: “to win high handed”
• Meaning: to have a clear victory

avoir le coeur sur la main

• Literally:
• Meaning: to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Oreille (ear)

Mettre la puce à l’oreille

• Literally: “putting the flea to the ear”
• Meaning: making someone suspicious, giving a hint that something is going on, on purpose or not.

Dormir sur ses deux oreilles

• Literally: “sleeping on both ears”
• Meaning: to sleep very soundly.

Ce n’est pas tombé dans l’oreille d’un sourd

• Literally:
• Meaning: it didn’t fall on deaf ears.

Rebattre les oreilles

• Literally:
• Meaning: to talk someone ear’s off about the same thing over and over again.

Tête (head)

faire la tête

• Literally:
• Meaning: to pout

garder la tête froide

• Literally:
• Meaning: to keep one's calm

se creuser la tête

• Literally:
• Meaning: to think really hard

Oeil (eye)

se mettre le doigt dans l'œil

• Literally:
• Meaning: to make a mistake

ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

• Literally:
• Meaning: to not be scared

à l'œil

• Literally:
• Meaning: without paying, for free

Bouche (mouth)

rester bouche cousue

• Literally:
• Meaning: to not say anything; keep a secret

avoir/mettre l'eau à la bouche

• Literally:
• Meaning: to want/drool over something

rester bouche bée

• Literally:
• Meaning: to be speechless

Cheveux (hair)

avoir un cheveu sur la langue

• Literally:
• Meaning: to lisp

Langue (tongue)

ne pas avoir la langue dans sa poche

• Literally:
• Meaning: to be talkative

avoir la langue bien pendue

• Literally:
• Meaning: to know how to answer/talk

Doigts (fingers)

ne rien faire de ses dix doigts

• Literally:
• Meaning: to be lazy

that's all for today ! i hope you havelearnes something!