frenchaise:

🌻 Describing People:

1. Physical appearance

aguichant– enticing, alluring
avachi– limp, sloppy, baggy
baraqué– well-built
bizarre– strange
boursouflé– bloated
bronzé– tanned
chétif,-ive– weak, sickly
débraillé– untidy, sloppy
dépenaillé– unkempt
douteux, -euse– doubtful, dubious, questionable
élancé– slim
frêle– frail, fragile
grand– tall
grassouillet, ette– plump
gros, grosse– fat
hâlé– tanned
insolite– unusual, quirky
maigre– skinny
mignon– nice, sweet
mince– slender
musclé – brawny, muscular
nerveux– nervous, upset
pâle– pale
potelé– plump (like a baby)
rabougri– wizened, shrivelled
séduisant – attractive, charming, seductive

2. Character

abruti– idiotic
acariâtre– sour, bad-tempered
antipathique– unfriendly
anodin– harmless
astucieux, euse– clever, astute, shrewd
atone– lifeless, expressionless
avisé– sensible, wise
borné– narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself)
braillard– describes someone who complains a lot
brave– good, honest, brave
candide– naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting
casanier,-iere– homebody, home lover
compassé– starchy, stiff
compliqué– complicated; fussy (e.g. about food)
compréhensif,-ive–  understanding
dépravé– perverted
dévoyé– perverted
difficile– difficult
distrait– absent-minded, distracted
drôle– funny
ennuyeux,-euse– boring
évolué– broad-minded, independent, progressive
exigeant– demanding
extraverti– extrovert
faiblard– weak, feeble
fainéant– lazy, idle
falot– dreary, bland
farfelu– eccentric, bizarre
franc– candid
futé– cunning, smart
guindé– stiff, awkward
imprévisible– unforeseeable
juste– fair
lunatique– temperamental
maladroit– clumsy
mal commode– bad-tempered
malicieux,-euse– mischievous, naughty
malin– cunning
malveillant– malicious, malevolent, spiteful
maniaque– finicky, fussy
marrant– funny; odd
maussade– gloomy, sullen
méchant– malicious, nasty
méfiant– distrustful, suspicious
méprisant– contemptuous, disdainful
névrosé– neurotic
perspicace– perceptive, insightful
primesautier-iere– impulsive
rébarbatif -ive– hostile, off-putting
renfrogné– sullen
replié sur soi-meme– introverted, withdrawn
rusé– cunning
sage – well-behaved, good
saugrenu – absurd
sensé– sensible
sensible– sensitive
sérieux,-euse– serious, responsible
susceptible– touchy, sensitive, delicate
sympathique– nice, friendly
terre-á-terre– down-to-earth
tordu– warped, twisted
travailleur-euse– hard-working

3. Mood

accablé– distressed
admiratif, -ive– admiring
affolé– in a panic
amer, -ere –bitter
assoupi– drowsy
béat– blissfully happy; smug, complacent
cafardeux,-euse– in the dumps
débordé (de travail)– snowed under (with work)
décontracté– relaxed
détendu– relaxed
découragé– disheartened, discouraged
dépité– vexed
désemparé– distraught, at a loss
effaré (de)– alarmed (at)
énergique– energetic
enthousiaste– enthusiastic
gai– cheerful
bien ententionné– well-intentioned
lointain– distant
mélancolique– gloomy
navré– sorry, apologetic, upset
paumé– lost, at sea
ravi –delighted
surpris– surprised
tendu– tense
vanné– exhausted
vexé– annoyed

🌿 Describing ideas or events

1. Positive
alléchant – tempting, mouth-watering
attendrissant– touching
bénéfique– beneficial
commode– convenient
cocasse– funny, comical
conforme (á)– conforming (with)
convenable– fitting, acceptable, respectable
déroutant – disconcerting
détaillé – comprehensive, detailed
distinct – separate, distinct
équitable – fair
excellent – excellent, first-rate
formidable – fantastic
fulgurant – dazzling, thundery
grave – serious
honnête – decent
hors pair – exceptional
impeccable – great, without flaws
important – important
marrant – funny
merveilleux – marvellous
parfait – perfect
passionnant – exciting
percutant – powerful, striking, forceful
primordial – of prime importance
propice – favorable, suitable
raisonnable – reasonable
rarissime – extremely rare
recherché – much sought-after, studied
réconfortant – comforting
réjouissant – delightful
rentable – profitable, financially viable
réussi – successful, well-done
sagace – sagacious
sage – wise
sensationnel – sensational
spontané – spontaneous
subtil – subtle
surprenant – surprising
véridique – truthful

2. Negative
aberrant – absurd, nonsensical
abominable – abominable
affreux – dreadful, ghastly
agaçant – irritating
aléatoire – uncertain, random
ardu – arduous
chimérique – fanciful, imaginary, idealistic, utopic
complexe – complex
courant – common, current
déchirant – heart-breaking, gut wrenching
dégoûtant – disgusting
déprimant – depressing
déraisonnable – unreasonable
discutable – questionable, arguable
écoeurant – sickening, nauseating
ennuyeux,-euse – boring
épouvantable – horrendous, ghastly, atrocious
éprouvant – strenuous, punishing
étrange – strange
fastidieux,-euse – tedious, dull, tiresome
frustrant – frustrating, irritating
gênant – annoying
immonde – filthy, vile
impensable – unthinkable, unimaginable
impossible – difficult; impossible
improbable – unlikely
inadmissible – intolerable
inattendu – unexpected
loufoque – crazy, over the top
lourd – heavy/annoying
malaisé – difficult
malencontreux-euse – unfortunate
médiocre – mediocre
minable – seedy, hopeless, pathetic
pénible – difficult, tiresome; painful
pitoyable – pathetic
prosaïque – prosaic
quelconque – ordinary, mediocre
rebutant – off-putting, unappealing
répugnant – disgusting
ridicule – ridiculous