{"id":27465,"date":"2017-08-08T05:04:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T03:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27465"},"modified":"2017-08-01T03:35:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T01:35:26","slug":"describing-people-in-french-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/describing-people-in-french-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Describing people in French, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago we looked at some common expressions for describing people<\/a>. This week, I’ll expand a bit on that lesson and share another of my favorite French songs that – while maybe it doesn’t perfectly illustrate the concepts – is definitely related to the topic!<\/p>\n

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First, the lesson!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier we looked at how to describe people; their eye color and hair color for the most part^. Below are some additional terms you may find useful when talking about what people look like.<\/p>\n

Autres couleurs des yeux<\/span> (Other eye colors)<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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verts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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green<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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bleus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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blue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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bruns \/ marron<\/strong>*****<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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brown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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noisette<\/strong>*****<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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hazel<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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gris<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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grey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Autres couleurs des cheveux<\/span> (Other hair colors)<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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noirs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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black<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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blonds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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blond<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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bruns \/ marron<\/strong>*****<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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brown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ch\u00e2tains<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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light brown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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roux<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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red \/ ginger<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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gris<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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grey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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blancs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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white<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

***** ‘marron’ and ‘noisette’ are invariable and do not change spelling in the plural. See here for more on colors. Note all the other options are presented in their plural form since – generally – eyes and hair come in pairs (or more!). If you happen to know or meet someone with two different colored eyes (like famously David Bowie) you would drop the ‘s’ and say ‘il a un \u0153il vert et un \u0153il bleu’ (he has one green eye and one blue eye).<\/div><\/p>\n

And now the song!<\/strong><\/p>\n