blonde
/blɔ̃d/
The English phrase "blonde" is translated into French as blonde.
The word blonde is the direct translation of "blonde" and is used as an adjective to describe someone with pale yellow or golden hair. You can use it to describe a person, or use the phrase cheveux blonds to refer specifically to blonde hair. For specific shades, you might use blond foncé for dark blonde or blond vénitien for strawberry blonde.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word changes based on the gender and number of the people being described. Use the masculine form blond for men and the feminine form blonde for women. For multiple women, use the feminine plural form blondes and for multiple men, use the masculine plural form blonds. To state that someone is blonde, the verb être (to be) is commonly used.
How do you pronounce it?
/blɔ̃d/
Did you know?
- In old French poetry, blonde was frequently used as a poetic synonym for 'beloved' or 'beautiful woman' regardless of her actual hair color.
- Historically, the word blond comes from a Germanic root meaning 'pale' or 'white', rather than from a Latin root.
- In France, the term blonde is sometimes used as a colloquial slang word for a beer, specifically a pale ale or lager.
Examples in context
- Ma fille est blonde.My daughter is blonde.This sentence is useful for describing your daughter using blonde.Tatoeba #5593286 by Julien_PDC, translation #5593037 by carlosalberto
- C'est une fille blonde.She is a blonde girl.This sentence is useful for describing a blonde girl using blonde.Tatoeba #570419 by sacredceltic, translation #313325 by CC
- Est-elle une vraie blonde ?Is she a real blonde?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is a real blonde.Tatoeba #7725055 by Micsmithel, translation #4149467 by Hybrid
- Elle est blonde.She is blonde.
- La personne blonde est française.The blonde person is French.
- La femme blonde est mon amie.The blonde woman is my friend.
- Ma sœur est une jolie blondinette.My sister is a pretty blonde girl.
- C'est une vraie blondasse, cette fille.That girl is a true bimbo.
- Je suis blondeI am blonde
- 30 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are looking at a photo of a woman.
- GabrielElle est très blonde sur cette photo.She is very blonde in this photo.
- LéaOui, elle est vraiment blonde.Yes, she is truly blonde.
- GabrielC'est une fille blonde et charmante.She is a blonde and charming girl.
- LéaElle a l'air très sympathique.She looks very nice.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry blonde, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
