tu es chauve
In French, "you're bald" is expressed as tu es chauve.
The phrase is used to state that someone has no hair on their head. The adjective chauve refers specifically to the lack of hair on the head rather than a general state of being hairless.
Which one should you use?
You can also use the informal phrase T'as plus de cheveux, which means "you don't have any hair left". For a formal and poetic effect, you might use Votre chevelure est inexistante, meaning "your hair is non-existent".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective chauve remains the same in spelling whether the person being addressed is male or female.
Did you know?
- The French word for bat is chauve-souris, which literally translates to 'bald mouse'.
- The expression être chauve comme un œuf means to be 'bald as an egg', which is the standard French equivalent to the English 'bald as a coot'.
- While chauve describes a person, the word chauve is also used to describe a bird that has lost its feathers.
Examples in context
- Alexandre, vous êtes chauve.Alexandre, you're bald.
- Monsieur Dupont, votre chevelure est inexistante.Mr. Dupont, your hair is non-existent.
- Luc, tu es chauve.Luc, you're bald.
- Tu es chauve maintenant.You are bald now.
- Pourquoi dis-tu que tu es chauve ?Why do you say that you are bald?
Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are talking about a new haircut.
- LucasRegarde ma tête, tu es chauve aussi !Look at my head, you're bald too!
- LéaMais je ne suis pas chauve, Lucas.But I am not bald, Lucas.
- LucasSi, je crois que tu es chauve.Yes, I think you're bald.
- LéaC'est juste une coupe très courte.It is just a very short cut.
