Parts of the Body / Les parties du corps 
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Standard French
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Slang
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head
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la tête
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la caboche / le crâne
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hair
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les cheveux
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les tifs
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face
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la figure / le visage / la face
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forehead
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le front
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cheek
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la joue
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ear
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l'oreille
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les esgourdes
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eye/s
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l'œil / les yeux
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les mirettes
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beard
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la barbe
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la barbouse
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mustache
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la moustache
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mouth
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la bouche
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la gueule / la boîte
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lip
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la lèvre
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nose
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le nez
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le blair / le pif
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tongue
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la langue
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tooth
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la dent
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les crocs
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neck
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le cou
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eyebrows
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les sourcils
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eyelashes
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les cils
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chin
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le menton
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throat
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la gorge
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skin
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la peau
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blood
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le sang
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bone
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l'os
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shoulder
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l'épaule
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chest
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la poitrine
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waist
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la taille
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belly button
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le nombril
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back
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le dos
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heart
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le cœur
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lungs
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les poumons
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brain
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le cerveau
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liver
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le foie
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kidney
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le rein
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bladder
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la vessie
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rib
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la côte
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arm
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le bras
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elbow
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le coude
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wrist
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le poignet
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fist
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le poing
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hand
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la main
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fingers
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les doigts
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stomach / belly
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l'estomac / le ventre
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le buffet / le bide
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butt
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les fesses
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les miches
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body
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le corps
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hip
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la hanche
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leg
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la jambe
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knee
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le genou
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foot
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le pied
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le penard / les arpions
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toes
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les orteils
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ankle
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la cheville
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thigh
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la cuisse
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shin
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le tibia
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calf
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le mollet
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thumb
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le pouce
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nails
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les ongles
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tattoo
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le tatouage
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piercing
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le piercing
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blond
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blond/e
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brunette
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brun/e
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red-head
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roux/rousse
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light brown
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châtain
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► To say something hurts or that you have an ache, you can use avoir mal à (body part):
J'ai mal à la tête. I have a headache.
J'ai mal à l'estomac. I have a stomach ache.
Elle a mal au bras. Her arm hurts.
Tu as mal au genou? Your knee hurts?
Il a mal aux orteils. His toes hurt.
However, if someone is causing you pain, use faire mal (to hurt) plus the indirect pronoun.
Tu me fais mal. You're hurting me.
Ne lui faites pas mal. Don't hurt him / her.
► When describing hair color or eye color, you use blonds, châtain, bruns, roux for hair; and bleus, verts, marron, noirs for eyes. Notice that châtain and marron do not agree in gender or number.
Elle a les cheveux roux. Elle est rousse. She has red hair. She is a red-head.
Il a les yeux marron. He has brown eyes.
Combien mésures-tu ? / Combien fais-tu ? How tall are you?
Combien pèses-tu ? How much do you weigh?
Je fais 1m60. I am 1 m 60 cm.
Je pèse 50 kilos. I weigh 50 kilos.
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