Language/French/Vocabulary/Clothes
Welcome to our lesson on French Vocabulary → Clothes! 🇫🇷👚 In this lesson, we will explore a variety of French words related to clothing, shoes, underwear, and accessories. Try to guess the meaning of each French word and click the link to reveal its definition. Feel free to contribute and improve this article as well. 😊
After mastering this lesson, you might also be interested in expanding your French vocabulary in other areas, such as French phrases for asking directions, discovering the fascinating French words with Arabic origins, or even learning about the beautiful world of French tree names (les arbres).
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Les habits[edit | edit source]
Clothes
- Je dois laver mes habits = I must wash my clothes
une chemise[edit | edit source]
a shirt
- Je porte une chemise pour aller travailler = I wear a shirt to go to work
un chemisier[edit | edit source]
a blouse
- Ils vendent des chemisiers bon marché dans ce magasin =They sell cheap shirts in this store.
un tee-shirt[edit | edit source]
a T-shirt
- Je vais mettre ce tee-shirt pour aller au sport = I'm going to put this T-shirt to go to sport
un manteau[edit | edit source]
a coat
- Le temps se couvre. Il faut mettre un manteau = The weather is cloudy. You have to put on a coat.
un pull[edit | edit source]
a sweater
- C'est le printemps. Plus besoin de pull ! = It's spring. No need for a sweater!
une jupe[edit | edit source]
a skirt
- Où se trouve ma jupe? = Where is my skirt?
une robe[edit | edit source]
a dress
- Elle a une très belle robe = She has a very beautiful dress.
un pantalon[edit | edit source]
trousers
- Ce pantalon lui va bien = These trousers suit him well.
un jeans[edit | edit source]
jeans
- Ces jeans sont à la mode = these jeans are trendy
un short[edit | edit source]
shorts
- Je mets mon short pour aller courir = I put on my shorts to go to run.
des chaussures[edit | edit source]
shoes
- C'est mon magasin de chaussures préféré = It is my favourite store of shoes
des bottes[edit | edit source]
boots
- Il faut porter des bottes par temps de pluie = You have to wear boots by this rainy weather.
des pantoufles[edit | edit source]
slippers
- Peux tu me donner mes pantoufles ? = Can you give me my slippers?
des chaussures à talons[edit | edit source]
high heels
- Elle porte des chaussures à talons = She wears heels
des sandales[edit | edit source]
sandals
- Quand il fait chaud, il faut porter des sandales = When it is hot, wear sandals
des tongs[edit | edit source]
flip flops
- Elle porte toujours des tongs = she always wears flip flops
des espadrilles[edit | edit source]
sneakers
- Il porte des espadrilles = He wears sneakers
un lacet[edit | edit source]
a shoelace
- J'ai cassé mon lacet = I broke my shoelace
Les sous-vetements[edit | edit source]
Underwear
- Un magasin de sous-vêtements = An underwear store
une chemise de nuit[edit | edit source]
nightgown
- Elle dort en chemise de nuit = She sleeps in her nightgown
un pyjama[edit | edit source]
Pyjamas
- il mets son pyjama = he put on his pajamas
une chaussette[edit | edit source]
a sock
- ses chaussettes sont trouées = his socks have holes
des collants[edit | edit source]
sticky
- Je mets mon collant car il fais frais = I put on my tights because it's cold
une culotte[edit | edit source]
panties
- Je vais acheter une culotte = I will buy panties
un caleçon[edit | edit source]
briefs
- Portes-tu des caleçons ? = Do you wear briefs?
le slip[edit | edit source]
underpants
- Portes-tu des slips ? = Do you wear underpants?
le soutien-gorge[edit | edit source]
the bra
- Quelle marque de soutien-gorge préfères tu ? = What bra brand do you prefer?
le porte-jaretelles[edit | edit source]
garter belts
- les porte-jarretelles sont revenus à la mode = garter belts are back in fashion
les lunettes[edit | edit source]
glasses
- Maintenant, je porte des lunettes = Now, I wear glasses
un casque[edit | edit source]
a helmet
- il faut toujours porter un casque en moto = You always have to wear a motorcycle helmet
un chapeau[edit | edit source]
a hat
- ce chapeau est très élégant = this hat is very elegant
un foulard[edit | edit source]
scarf
- J'aime bien ce foulard = I like this scarf
un gant[edit | edit source]
a glove
- Ces gants sont ils en cuir ? = Are these gloves made of leather?
un mouchoir[edit | edit source]
a tissue
- Auriez-vous un mouchoir s'il vous plait ? = Do you have a tissue please?
un parapluie[edit | edit source]
an umbrella
- Mince, j'ai oublié mon parapluie = Damn, I forgot my umbrella
un portefeuille[edit | edit source]
a wallet
- Mon portefeuille est dans ma poche = My wallet's in my pocket
un porte-monnaie[edit | edit source]
a wallet
- Mon porte-monnaie est dans mon sac = My wallet's in my bag
un sac à dos[edit | edit source]
a backpack
- Je vais acheter un sac à dos pour partir en voyage = I'll buy a backpack to go on a journey
un sac à main[edit | edit source]
a handbag
- on lui a volé son sac à main = they stole her handbag
des bretelles[edit | edit source]
suspenders
- sans bretelles, mon pantalon tombe = Without suspenders, my pants fall
une casquette[edit | edit source]
a cap
- J'aime son look avec cette casquette = I love her look with this cap
une ceinture[edit | edit source]
a belt
- Il me faut une ceinture car j'ai maigri = I need a belt because I lost weight
une cravate[edit | edit source]
a tie
- la cravate est de rigeur dans ce restaurant = the tie is required in this restaurant
une écharpe[edit | edit source]
a scarf
- sans écharpe, tu attraperas froid = without scarf, you will catch cold
une montre[edit | edit source]
a watch
- avez-vous une montre ? = Do you have a watch ?
Expressions using Clothes vocabulary[edit | edit source]
"Trouver chaussure à son pied"[edit | edit source]
Find what we need.
The term is used for example to say that we find the man or woman that suits us.
Example : Il est marié, il a enfin trouvé chaussure à son pied !
"Comme cul et chemise"[edit | edit source]
People very linked and accomplices
This phrase simply expresses the close proximity or the inseparability of those as linked as the body and clothes.
Example : "Ils sont vraiment complices tous les deux. Ils sont comme "cul et chemise".
"Chapeau !"[edit | edit source]
Congratulations!, well done!
You can use it, for instance, to congratulate a friend who succeeded in a competition. However don't use it for a baby's birth or a marriage. Use it if you feel impressed of the person performance. It first was "Je vous lève le chapeau!". To salute the more noble people, one had to raise the hat and do a reverence. The expression remained as an expression of exceptional performance.
Example : Tu as eu 20/20 en Maths ? ... Chapeau !
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