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Adjectifs empruntés
French has borrowed or adapted a number of adjectives from other languages, and they are always invariable.
Par exemple…
| une fête relax | a laid-back party | |
| une pièce zen | a Zen room | |
| des repas kascher | kosher meals | |
| des meubles design | designer furniture |
Foreign adjectives used in French
| a cappella | a cappella | ||
| a priori | a priori | ||
| ad hoc | ad hoc | ||
| afrikaans | Afrikans | ||
| afro | Afro (hairstyle) | (informal) | |
| al dente | al dente | ||
| amish | Amish | ||
| antitrust | anti-trust | ||
| audio | audio | ||
| baby | baby | ||
| beat | beatnik | ||
| bêta | beta | ||
| bling-bling | bling, bling-bling | ||
| cantilever | cantilever | ||
| cascher | kosher | (in accordance with Judaic principles) | |
| cash | frank, direct, up-front | (informal) | |
| Celsius | Celsius | ||
| charter | charter | ||
| cheap | cheap, poor quality | ||
| clean | clean | ||
| cool | cool | ||
| cosy | cozy | ||
| dance | related to dance music | ||
| design | designer | ||
| destroy | destroyed, trashed, wild | ||
| express | espress, espresso | ||
| Fahrenheit | Fahrenheit | ||
| flashy | flashy, bright, colorful | ||
| free-lance | freelance | ||
| fun | fun | ||
| funky | funk | ||
| glamour | glamorous | ||
| gold | gold, golden | ||
| gore | gory | ||
| gratis | free | ||
| groggy | groggy | ||
| grunge | grunge | (music, style) | |
| halal | halal | (in accordance with Sharia principles) | |
| hi-fi | hi-fi | ||
| high-tech | high-tech | ||
| hot | hot jazz | ||
| hype | trendy, hip | ||
| kascher | kosher | (in accordance with Judaic principles) | |
| kitsch | kitsch | ||
| indoor | indoor | ||
| inuit | Inuit | ||
| jazzy | related to jazz | ||
| kif-kif | same, identical | ||
| kitch kitsch |
kitsch | ||
| lambda | averge, typical | ||
| light | light, low calorie | ||
| live | live | ||
| marengo | Marengo | ||
| offset | offset | ||
| offshore | offshore | ||
| out | out of touch, (tennis) out | ||
| people pipeule pipole |
celebrity | ||
| pop | pop | (music, art) | |
| prémium | premium, high quality | ||
| pro forma | pro forma | ||
| punk | punk | ||
| record | record | ||
| relax | relaxed, informal, laid back | ||
| revolving | revolving | ||
| schlass | drunk | (informal) | |
| scratch | scratch (race) | (cycling) | |
| select | select, high-class, posh | ||
| sexy | sexy | ||
| sioux | astute, wily | (informal) | |
| snob | snobby, snobbish | ||
| soft | soft, cozy, watered-down | ||
| solo | solo | ||
| soul | soul | (music) | |
| sport | casual, athletic | (clothes, shoes) | |
| spot | spot | (economics) | |
| standard | standard | ||
| stand-by | stand-by | ||
| sterling | (pound) sterling | ||
| tango | bright orange | ||
| tip-top | perfect | ||
| top | great, best | ||
| trash | trashy, base, tasteless | ||
| vaudou | voodoo | ||
| vidéo | video | ||
| waterproof | waterproof | ||
| zen | Zen |
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