French Vocabulary: Health and Hygiene
Know about all the essential and common terms about the basics of health and hygiene in French Language with the specialized content at Talk in French.
Hygiene plays a huge part in caring for oneself. This list contains French words and expressions which are used in relation to health and hygiene.
One of the reasons you might be reading this article is because you are wondering what’s the French word for health. So we made this vocabulary list about health and hygiene. You can use these to ask for services from salons and spas, but you can also simply add these terms to your expanding French vocabulary.
- La santéHealth
- avoir bonne minelook good
- en bonne santéhealthy
- en formefit
- la forcestrength
- la formefitness
- la médecine préventivepreventive medicine
- la santé mentalemental health
- la vigueurvigor
- le bien-êtrewell-being
- prévenir/éviterprevent
- robusterobust
- L’hygiène personnellePersonal Hygiene
- (se) laverwash
- faire sa toilettegroom
- l’eau de Cologne (f)cologne
- l’eau de toilette (f)/le parfumperfume
- l’éponge (f)sponge
- l’odeur corporelle (f)body odor
- la baignoirebathtub
- la crème hydratantemoisturizer
- la crème lavantecleansing cream
- la crème pour les mainshand lotion
- la doucheshower
- la lotionlotion
- la propretécleanliness
- la serviettetowel
- la serviette hygiéniquesanitary pad
- la sueursweat
- le bainbath
- le déodorantdeodorant
- le fond de teintskin foundation
- le gant de toilettewashcloth
- le papier hygiéniquetoilet paper
- le rouge à lèvreslipstick
- le savonsoap
- le tampon hygiéniquetampon
- les puces (fpl)fleas
- les règles (fpl)/la menstruationmenstruation
- prendre une doucheshower
- propreclean
- les sels de bainbath salts
- se baignerbathe
- se maquillerput on makeup
There you have it, a new list of vocabulary to help you talk about health in French!
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