beautiful french words ✿

frenchaise:

ange – angel (masc.)
baleine – whale (fem.)
bisou – kiss (masc.)
brindille – twig (fem.)
brûler – to burn
brume – mist (fem.)
câlin – hug (masc.)
chaleur – heat (fem.)
chatoyer – to shimmer
chaussettes – socks (fem.)
chouchou – my little cabbage, said as a term of endearment (masc.)
citronnade – lemonade (fem.)
citrouille – pumpkin (fem.)
coquillage – seashell (masc.)
croquis – sketch (masc.)
dépaysement – the feeling of being in another country, the weird feeling you get from things being different from what you’re used to.  (masc.)
doux – soft
écarlate – scarlet
éclatant – brilliant, dazzling, gleaming
effleurer – to touch or brush against
empêchement – something that keeps you from doing something (masc.)
épanoui – blooming, joyful, radiant
éphémère – ephemeral
étoile – star (fem.)
feuilles – leaves (fem.)
flâner – to stroll aimlessly
floraison – bloom (fem.)
grelotter – to shiver
hirondelle – swallow (bird) (fem.)
libellule – dragonfly (fem.)
loufoque – wild, crazy, far-fetched
luciole – firefly (fem.)
myrtille – blueberry (fem.)
noix de coco – coconut (fem.)
nuage – cloud (masc.)
orage – thunderstorm (masc.)
pamplemousse – grapefruit (masc.)
papillon – butterfly (masc.)
parapluie – umbrella (fem.)
pastèque – watermelon (fem.)
piscine – swimming pool (fem.)
plaisir – pleasure (masc.)
pleuvoir – to rain
plonger – to dive
retrouvailles – the feelings of seeing someone again after a long time (fem.)
sirène – mermaid (fem.)
soleil – sun (masc.)
sortable – someone you can take anywhere without being embarrassed
tournesol – sunflower (masc.)