Love Terms - Today’s French
Les mots d’amour - Petite liste
Part of 5 minutes of French a Day | Valentine’s Day
J’ai un rencard à la Saint-Valentin.
I have a date for Valentine’s Day.
Short List
- love …. m …. amour*
- affair …. f …. aventure, histoire d’amour
- blind date …. m …. rendez-vous avec un.e inconnu.e
- boy-friend …. m …. copain, petit copain
- boy-friend (more formal) …. m …. ami, petit ami
- chocolate …. m …. chocolat
- couple …. m …. couple
- dating site …. m …. site de rencontre
- domestic partnership …. m …. PACS
- encounter …. f …. rencontre
- engagement …. fp …. fiançailles
- engagement ring …. f …. bague de fiançailles
- faithful to …. m.f …. fidèle à
- fiancé …. m.f …. fiancé.e
- fidelity …. f …. fidélité
- fling …. f …. passade, histoire
- flower …. f …. fleur
- friendship …. f …. amitié
- girl-friend …. f …. copine, petite copine
- girl-friend (formal) …. f …. amie, petite amie
- half …. f …. moitié
- honey moon …. f …. lune de miel
- husband …. m …. mari
- I adore you (formal or plural) …. ø …. je vous adore
- I adore you (singular) …. ø …. je t’adore
- I love you (formal or plural) …. ø …. je vous aime
- I love you (singular) …. ø …. je t’aime
- in love with …. m.f …. amoureux.se de
- jewelry piece …. m …. bijou
- kiss …. m …. baiser
Note
The word ‘love’ is masculine in the singular, but feminine in the plural. See more at Funny plurals in French.
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