French Art and People Vocabulary

A complete sequence of French to English flashcards covering people and concepts in the arts as presented in the lecture notes.

l'acteur/ l’actrice

actor/actress

l'amateur

amateur

l'artiste

artist

l'artiste peintre

painter

l'auditeur

listener

l'auditoire

audience

le chanteur

singer

le chef d'orchestre

conductor

le chorégraphe

choreographer

le clown

clown

le collectionneur / la collectionneuse

collector

le compositeur / la compositrice

composer

le connaisseur / la connaisseuse

connoisseur

What is the English translation of the French term 'le danseur' or 'la danseuse'?

dancer

What is the English translation of the French term 'le dessinateur' or 'la dessinatrice'?

illustrator

What is the English translation of the French term 'le dramaturge'?

playwright

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'écrivain' or 'l'écrivaine'?

writer

What is the English translation of the French term 'le mécène'?

patron

What is the English translation of the French term 'le metteur' or 'la metteuse en scène'?

stage director

What is the English translation of the French term 'le musicien' or 'la musicienne'?

musician

What is the English translation of the French term 'le peintre'?

painter

What is the English translation of the French term 'le poète'?

poet

What is the English translation of the French term 'le photographe'?

photographer

What is the English translation of the French term 'le réalisateur' or 'la réalisatrice'?

director (film)

What is the English translation of the French term 'le romancier' or 'la romancière'?

novelist

What is the English translation of the French term 'le sculpteur' or 'la sculptrice'?

sculptor

What is the English translation of the French term 'le soliste'?

soloist

What is the English translation of the French term 'le spectateur' or 'la spectatrice'?

spectator

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'assistance' (f)?

audience

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'architecture' (f)?

architecture

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'art' (m) contemporain?

contemporary art

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'art figuratif / abstrait'?

figurative/abstract art

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'atelier' (m)?

studio/workshop

What is the English translation of the French term 'la bande dessinée'?

comic strip

What is the English translation of the French term 'la censure'?

censorship

What is the English translation of the French term 'la chanson'?

song

What is the English translation of the French term 'le chef-d'œuvre'?

masterpiece

What is the English translation of the French term 'le cirque'?

circus

What is the English translation of the French term 'la créativité'?

creativity

What is the English translation of the French term 'la danse'?

dance

What is the English translation of the French term 'le dessin'?

drawing

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'exposition' (f)?

exhibition

What is the English translation of the French term 'la fresque'?

fresco / mural

What is the English translation of the French term 'la galerie d'art'?

art gallery

What is the English translation of the French term 'le graffiti'?

graffiti

What is the English translation of the French term 'l'inspiration' (f)?

inspiration

What is the English translation of the French term 'le musée'?

museum

What is the English translation of the French term 'le public'?

audience