maquilleur
The English phrase "makeup artist" is translated into French as maquilleur.
The term refers to a professional who applies cosmetics to a person's face for beauty or performance purposes.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun changes based on gender and number. The feminine form is maquilleuse for a female makeup artist. For a group of makeup artists, use maquilleurs if the group is masculine or mixed-gender and use maquilleuses if the group consists only of women.
Did you know?
- Because the root verb maquiller means 'to forge', a maquilleur in a legal or financial context is not an artist, but a person who falsifies documents or accounts.
- The term maquilleur is derived from the verb maquiller, which historically meant to disguise or camouflage someone.
- While maquilleur describes the professional, the word maquillage is a flexible term that refers to the physical cosmetics, the act of applying them and the resulting look.
Examples in context
- Marie est une excellente maquilleuse professionnelle.Marie is an excellent professional makeup artist.
- Émilie est une spécialiste du maquillage artistique.Émilie is a specialist in artistic makeup.
- Nicolas est un maquilleur professionnel reconnu internationalement.Nicolas is an internationally recognized professional makeup artist.
- Le maquilleur travaille sur le plateau de cinéma.The makeup artist is working on the film set.
- J'ai rendez-vous avec un maquilleur professionnel.I have an appointment with a professional makeup artist.
- Ce maquilleur est très doué pour le théâtre.This makeup artist is very talented for the theater.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Chloé are discussing a photo shoot.
- GabrielAs-tu engagé un maquilleur pour demain ?Did you hire a makeup artist for tomorrow?
- ChloéOui, j'ai trouvé un maquilleur très talentueux.Yes, I found a very talented makeup artist.
- GabrielC'est super, il arrive à quelle heure ?That's great, what time does he arrive?
- ChloéIl sera là à huit heures.He will be here at eight o'clock.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries maquilleur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
