French Vocabulary: Clothes and Footwear
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Clothes! Fashion! Shoes! Handbags! Shopping! Paris is a haven for fashionable dressing, so it only follows that these words are sure to get mentioned quite a lot when you go on a trip to France. Might as well learn these and incorporate them into your French vocabulary.
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| Garments | Vêtements |
| La chemise de nuit | Night-dress |
| La culotte | Knickers |
| La combinaison | Slip |
| Le jupon | Petticoat, underskirt |
| Le collant | Tights |
| La jupe plissée | Pleated skirt |
| La jupe droite | Straight skirt |
| Le corsage | Blouse |
| Le chemisier | Shirt-blouse |
| La robe chemisier | Shift, shirt-dress |
| Le tailleur | Suit (for women) |
| Le costume | Suit (formen) |
| Le complet | Suit |
| Le gilet de laine | Wool cardigan |
| Le gilet de corps | Vest |
| Le caleçon | Pants |
| Le maillot de bain | Swimming trunks |
| La chemise sport | Sport shirt |
| La veste | Jacket |
| Le veston croisé | Double-breasted jacket |
| Le pardessus | Overcoat |
| L’imperméable (m) | Raincoat |
| Le smoking | Dinner-jacket |
| Le nœud papillon | Bow-tie |
| Le survêtement | tracksuit |
| Le bleu | Overalls, dungarees, boiler-suit |
| La combinaison | Overalls, boiler-suit |
| La salopette | Overalls, dungarees (forchildren, women) |
| Le bonnet de bain | Swimming cap |
| Le chapeau melon | Bowler hat |
| La casquette | Cap |
| Mettre | To put on |
| Enfiler | To slip on, to put on |
| Footwear | Chaussures |
| La pointure | Shoe size |
| Les bottes de pluie (f) | Rain boots |
| Les bottillons (m) | Ankle-boots |
| L’escarpin (m) | Court shoe |
| Les ballerines (f) | Pumps, ballet-shoes |
| Les mocassins | Loafer |
| Les baskets (f) | Sneakers, trainers |
| La semelle | Sole |
| A talons plats | Flat-heeled |
| A talon bas | Low-heeled |
| A talon hauts | High-heeled |
| A talon aiguille | Stiletto-heeled |
| Se chausser | To put one’s shoes on |
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