cheveux blonds
The English phrase "blond hair" is translated into French as cheveux blonds.
The phrase refers to hair that is pale yellow or golden in color. You can use specific variations to be more precise: blond cendré is used for a muted or grayish ash blond, while blond vénitien is the standard term for strawberry blond or reddish-blond hair.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase cheveux blonds, the adjective blonds must agree in gender and number with the noun cheveux, which is masculine plural.
Did you know?
- In France, the word blonde is often used as a slang term for a beer, specifically a pale lager.
- French distinguishes between blond for hair and jaune for objects, as calling someone's hair jaune can be seen as an insult implying a brassy or artificial tone.
- French has a specific term, blond polaire, to describe an extremely pale, almost white platinum blond hair color.
Examples in context
- Il a les cheveux blonds.He has blond hair.This sentence is useful for stating that someone has the cheveux blonds.Tatoeba #131883 by gillux, translation #452278 by CM
- Tom a de longs cheveux blonds.Tom has long blond hair.This sentence is useful for describing someone as having long cheveux blonds.Tatoeba #4250792 by mouche, translation #3434113 by CK
- Elle avait de longs cheveux blonds.She had long blond hair.This sentence is useful for describing how someone had long cheveux blonds in the past.Tatoeba #9302085 by Julien_PDC, translation #315852 by TRANG
- La jeune fille a de beaux cheveux blonds qui brillent sous le soleil.The young girl has beautiful blond hair that shines under the sun.
- Sa chevelure blonde tombait en cascades sur ses épaules.Her blond hair cascaded down her shoulders.
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Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are looking at a photo of a celebrity.
- EmmaElle a de magnifiques cheveux blonds sur cette photo.She has magnificent blond hair in this photo.
- NathanC'est vrai, ses cheveux blonds brillent beaucoup.It's true, her blond hair is very shiny.
- EmmaJe préfère quand elle a les cheveux blonds.I prefer it when she has blond hair.
- NathanMoi aussi, cela lui va très bien.Me too, it suits her very well.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
