liste de choses à faire avant de mourir
feminine
The English phrase "bucket list" is translated into French as liste de choses à faire avant de mourir.
This phrase refers to a list of things to accomplish before one’s death (noun).
Meaning: a list of things to accomplish before one’s death (noun)
Which one should you use?
La liste des objectifs de vie is used to describe a list of life goals, whereas La liste de tout ce que je veux faire avant de partir translates to the list of everything I want to do before leaving. Ma liste des trucs à faire absolument means my list of things to do absolutely.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form liste de choses à faire avant de mourir is a feminine noun phrase.
Did you know?
- To avoid the bluntness of mourir 'to die', French speakers often use the euphemism partir 'to leave' when discussing their final wishes.
- The word liste is actually an Italian loanword, meaning it entered the French language via its neighbor to the east rather than through Latin directly.
- Unlike the English idiom, there is no direct equivalent for the word 'bucket' in French expressions about death. To express the same idea, French speakers must use more literal, descriptive phrasing like avant de mourir.
Examples in context
- Eh bien, je peux le rayer de ma liste de choses à faire avant de mourir.Well, I can cross that off my bucket list.This sentence shows how to use the phrase when talking about crossing an item off a list using liste de choses à faire avant de mourir.Tatoeba #9481361 by Micsmithel, translation #2513950 by fenfang557
- C'est le premier élément de ma liste de choses à faire avant de mourir.It is the first item on my bucket list.
- Elle prépare sa liste de choses à faire avant de mourir.She is preparing her bucket list.
Example conversation
Emma and Hugo are talking about their future travel plans.
- EmmaEst-ce que tu as une liste de choses à faire avant de mourir ?Do you have a bucket list?
- HugoOui, elle est très longue !Yes, it is very long!
- EmmaQu'est-ce que tu veux faire en premier ?What do you want to do first?
- HugoJe veux voir les aurores boréales.I want to see the northern lights.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bucket list” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avant, de, faire, liste, mourir, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
