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Adjectives to Describe Places 01

What do ‘animé’, ‘démodé’ and ‘déprimé’ mean? How would you say, ‘noisy’ or ‘quiet’?

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We use adjectives to describe nouns. In this quiz we look at some French adjectives used to describe places. In it you will learn how to say words such as lively, overcrowded, quiet or dirty in French. It’s a fast and fun way to revise French words for the all-important GCSE exams.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.

Overcrowded

Entouré

Debout

Étroit

Surchargé

Entouré = surrounded
Debout = standing
Étroit = narrow

Lively

Animé

Rigolo

Marrant

Drôle

Rigolo = funny
Marrant = funny
Drôle = funny

Dangerous

Effrayant

Aimable

Fâché

Dangereux

Effrayant = frightening
Aimable = kind
Fâché = angry

Noisy

Sensass

Faible

Bruyant

Dégoûtant

Sensass = sensational
Faible = weak
Dégoûtant = disgusting

Clean / tidy

Équilibré

Propre

Vide

Agréable

Équilibré = balanced
Vide = empty
Agréable = pleasant

Famous

Célèbre

Déprimé

Malsain

Haut

Déprimé = depressed
Malsain = unhealthy
Haut = high

Dirty

Pollué

Pénible

Sale

Moche

Pollué = polluted
Pénible = annoying
Moche = ugly

Quiet

Mince

Facile

Triste

Calme

Mince = slim
Facile = easy
Triste = sad

Paired / twinned

Jumelé

Séparé

Compréhensif

Obligatoire

Séparé = separated
Compréhensif = understanding
Obligatoire = compulsory

10.

Cheap

Démodé

Bon marché

Gratuit

Inutile

Démodé = old-fashioned
Gratuit = free of charge
Inutile = useless

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French adjectives

Author: Graeme Haw

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Adjectives to Describe Places 01

What do ‘animé’, ‘démodé’ and ‘déprimé’ mean? How would you say, ‘noisy’ or ‘quiet’?

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