Module 16- L’art et l’expression
Deuxième Partie: arts visuels, le vocabulaire
It’s time to practice the vocabulary for this section! Below this vocabulary list, you’ll find interactive flashcards, spelling practice, and a practice activity to test your knowledge.
| les beaux-arts | the fine arts |
| un musée | a museum |
| un atelier | a workshop |
| un tableau | a painting |
| une toile | a canvas |
| un/e peintre | a painter |
| un tableau abstrait | an abstract painting |
| peindre | to paint |
| une peinture | paint |
| une acrylique | acrylic paint |
| une peinture à l'huile | oil paint |
| une peinture aérosol | spray paint |
| une peinture murale | a mural |
| une aquarelle | a watercolor painting |
| l'aquarelle | watercolors (technique) |
| la bombe | spray paint |
| trompe l'œil | visual deception |
| dessiner | to draw |
| un dessin | a drawing |
| une equisse | a sketch |
| un pochoir | a stencil |
| une gravure | engraving/etching |
| une anamorphose | a distored image |
| un fusain | a charcoal pencil/a charcoal drawing |
| un crayon de couleur | a colored pencil |
| un crayon gras | a crayon |
| un stylo | a pen |
| une encre | ink |
| une estampe | a print |
| une sculpture | a sculpture |
| une exposition | an exhibition |
| une reproduction | a copy |
| une affiche | a poster |
| un vernissage | a private showing/preview/inaugural show |
| une galerie d’art | an art gallery |
| une œuvre | a work of art |
| un chef-d’œuvre | a masterpiece |
| un portrait | a portrait |
| un autoportrait | a self portrait |
| une nature morte | a still life painting |
| un paysage | a landscape painting |
| signé à la main | hand-signed |
| numéroté | numbered |
| un cadre | a frame |
| encadré | framed |
| un vitrail | stained glass window |
| un graffiti | graffiti |
| un tag | graffiti |
| toucher | reach/be seen by |
| Ça te plaît ? | Do you like it? |
| Qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? | What do you think about it? |
| Je trouve ça pas mal. | I think it's not bad. |
| intéressant | interesting |
| remarquable | remarkable |
| impressionnant | impressive |
| affreux | awful |
| atroce | atrocious |
| Je ne comprends pas trop le message. | I don't quite get the message. |
| J’aime beaucoup ce genre de tableau | I love this kind of painting |
| C’est un chef d’oeuvre. | It's a masterpiece ! |
| promouvoir | to promote |
| Pour moi, ça parle de... | For me, it's about... |
| Ça me rappelle de... | It reminds me of... |
| Ça me fait penser à… | It makes me think of... |
Directions: To begin, you’ll review flashcards for key unit vocabulary. Once you feel comfortable with the terms, you’ll have the opportunity to practice what you’ve learned through several interactive activities. Please repeat these activities as much as needed and we encourage you to return to this page throughout the unit to review. Note: each time you refresh this page, the activities will be randomized. We recommended doing this to mix things up!
Flashcards
Spelling
Reviewing vocabulary words in context helps us to better understand how they are used in real conversation or writing by native speakers. Taking the time to review these examples can increase your understanding of its uses! In this exercise, you will use two tools to review five words or phrases of your choice from this section’s vocabulary list.
