French Personality Adjectives

Personality Traits

• Égoïst(e) means selfish, prioritizing one's own needs over others
• Avoir le sens de l'humor means to have a sense of humor, being able to find amusing things in life
• Être jaloux/jalouse means to be jealous, often accompanied by feelings of insecurity or resentment
• Compréhensif means understanding, being able to empathize with others' perspectives
• Il/Elle a l'air means he/she looks, often used to describe someone's appearance or behavior
• (Dé)sagréable means friendly/unfriendly, describing someone's attitude towards others
• Autoritaire means bossy, often trying to control or dictate others' actions
• Énervante means annoying, causing frustration or irritation
• Aventureux/aventureuse means adventurous, willing to take risks and try new things
• Bavard(e) means chatty, talkative, or loquacious
• Aimable means lovable, having a pleasant and endearing personality
• Optimiste means optimistic, having a positive outlook on life
• Sage means well-behaved, being respectful and disciplined
• Gâté(e) means spoilt, being overly indulged or pampered
• Effronté means cheeky, being playful or impertinent
• Fou/folle means crazy, often used to describe someone's behavior or actions
• Agaçant(e) means annoying, causing frustration or irritation
• Désordonné(e) means untidy, being disorganized or messy
• Drôle means witty, funny, or amusing
• Insupportable means unbearable, being extremely annoying or intolerable
• Coléreux means bad-tempered, having a quick temper or being prone to anger
• Fidèle means loyal, being faithful and committed to others
• Je le/la connais depuis means I have known her since, describing a past event or experience
• Il/Elle m'écoute means he/she listens to me, being attentive and receptive to others
• Les mêmes centres d'intérêt means the same interests, sharing common passions or hobbies
• Marrante means funny, being amusing or entertaining
• Honêtte means honest, being truthful and sincere
• Généreux/Généreuse means generous, being willing to give or share with others
• Curieux/Curiese means curious, being inquisitive and interested in learning
• Bruyant(e) means noisy, being loud or disruptive
• Courageux/Courageous means brave, being fearless or willing to take risks
• Casse-pieds means pain in the ass, being extremely annoying or frustrating

Personality Traits

• Égoïst(e) means selfish, prioritizing one's own needs over others
• Avoir le sens de l'humor means to have a sense of humor, being able to find amusing things in life
• Être jaloux/jalouse means to be jealous, often accompanied by feelings of insecurity or resentment
• Compréhensif means understanding, being able to empathize with others' perspectives
• Il/Elle a l'air means he/she looks, often used to describe someone's appearance or behavior
• (Dé)sagréable means friendly/unfriendly, describing someone's attitude towards others
• Autoritaire means bossy, often trying to control or dictate others' actions
• Énervante means annoying, causing frustration or irritation
• Aventureux/aventureuse means adventurous, willing to take risks and try new things
• Bavard(e) means chatty, talkative, or loquacious
• Aimable means lovable, having a pleasant and endearing personality
• Optimiste means optimistic, having a positive outlook on life
• Sage means well-behaved, being respectful and disciplined
• Gâté(e) means spoilt, being overly indulged or pampered
• Effronté means cheeky, being playful or impertinent
• Fou/folle means crazy, often used to describe someone's behavior or actions
• Agaçant(e) means annoying, causing frustration or irritation
• Désordonné(e) means untidy, being disorganized or messy
• Drôle means witty, funny, or amusing
• Insupportable means unbearable, being extremely annoying or intolerable
• Coléreux means bad-tempered, having a quick temper or being prone to anger
• Fidèle means loyal, being faithful and committed to others
• Je le/la connais depuis means I have known her since, describing a past event or experience
• Il/Elle m'écoute means he/she listens to me, being attentive and receptive to others
• Les mêmes centres d'intérêt means the same interests, sharing common passions or hobbies
• Marrante means funny, being amusing or entertaining
• Honêtte means honest, being truthful and sincere
• Généreux/Généreuse means generous, being willing to give or share with others
• Curieux/Curiese means curious, being inquisitive and interested in learning
• Bruyant(e) means noisy, being loud or disruptive
• Courageux/Courageous means brave, being fearless or willing to take risks
• Casse-pieds means pain in the ass, being extremely annoying or frustrating

Test your knowledge of French adjectives used to describe someone's personality, traits, and characteristics. Identify the correct English translations for each adjective.