Shopping & Fashion Vocabulary: French-English Word List

Shopping & Fashion Vocabulary: French-English Word List

Acheter en ligne = shop online
Agence immobilière = estate agent's
À la mode = fashionable
Aller bien (taille) = fit
Aller bien = suit
Animalerie = pet shop
Approximativement = approximately
Articles de toilette = toiletries
Ascension = rise
Augmentation = increase
Avoir des soldes = have a sale
Avoir l'air = look
Avoir l'apparence élégante = look smart
Avoir l'apparence mal soignée = look scruffy
Avoir l'apparence originale = look original
Avoir un bon rapport qualité-prix = be good value
Banque = bank
Bien conçu = well-designed
Bien habillé = formal
Bijouterie = jeweller's
Biologique = organic
Boucherie = butcher's
Boulangerie = baker's
Bureau de poste = post office
Cabine d'essayage = changing room
Cachemire = cashmere
Caisse = checkout desk
Centre de santé = health centre
Client/e = customer
Coiffeur = hairdresser's
Compte = account
Concevoir = to design
Confortable = comfortable
Consommateur = consumer
Coton = cotton
Coupe cintrée ≠ coupe large = slim fit ≠ loose fit
Cuir = leather
Date de péremption = sell-by date
Déchiré = ripped
Défectueux = faulty
Demande = request
Denim = denim
Déranger = bother
Dette = debt
Disponible = available
Échanger = swap
Échanger qqch contre qqch d'autre = exchange smth for smth else
Élégant (vêtements) = smart (clothes) = stylish

Endommagé = damaged
En offre spéciale = on special offer
Épuisé = out of stock
Essayer = try on
Essayer quelque chose = try something on
Être à la mode = look fashionable
Être au centre de l'attention = be the centre of attention
Être capable de faire qqch = be capable of doing smth
Être endetté = be in debt
Être magnifique = look gorgeous
Être remboursé = get a refund
Être très durable = last for ages
Être une question de qqch = be a matter of smth
Expédier = ship
Extravagant = outrageous
Faire bonne impression = look good
Faire du shopping = go shopping
Faire la queue = wait in line
Faire les courses = do the shopping
Faire une bonne affaire = pick up a bargain
Fermeture éclair = zip
Fou, folle = crazy/mad
Frais de port = postage

G to L

Gagner sa vie = make a living
Garder le reçu = keep the receipt
Grand magasin = department store
Habits de tous les jours = casual (clothes)
Icône de style = style icon
Il manque des pièces = some parts are missing
Inspirer = inspire
Installer = set up
Investir dans = invest in
Investissement = investment
Investisseur = investor
Lacets = shoelaces
Laine = wool
Librairie = bookstore
Liquider = sell out
Livraison = delivery

M to P

Magasin = store
Magasin d'informatique = computer shop
Magasin de charité = charity shop
Magasin de chaussures = shoe shop
Magasin de fleurs = florist's
Magasin de jouets = toy shop
Magasin de sport = sports shop
Magasin de vêtements = clothes shop
Magasin vintage = vintage shop
Marchand de fruits et légumes = greengrocer's
Marchand de journaux = newsagent's
Marque = brand
Marque de mode éco-responsable = eco-fashion label
Matière = material
Milliardaire = billionaire
Modèle = model
Opticien = optician's
Ordre = order
Paiement = payment
Papeterie = stationer's
Passager = passenger
Passion = passion
Payer = pay
Payeur = payer
Pharmacie = chemist's
Porte-monnaie = purse
Porter = wear
Producteur = producer
Produire = produce
Produit = product

Q to Z

Qn qui s'habille de façon normale = casual/original/smart dresser
Qualité = quality
Queue = queue
Recevoir = receive
Réclamation = complaint
Réconforter = cheer up
Réduit = reduced
Rendre qn. plus heureux = make sb feel happier
Retourner = return
Revenus = earnings
S'excuser = apologise
Salarié = earner
Se plaindre = complain
Service = service
Se vendre = sell
Soie = silk
Soldes = sale
Styliste = designer
Supermarché = supermarket
Taille = size
Tenue = outfit
Typique = typical
Une bonne affaire = a bargain
Valoir la peine = be worth it
Vendeur = seller
Vêtements créés par des stylistes = designer clothes