French for Literature – French Words for Horror Stories

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French for Literature

This lesson provides some vocabulary for the scary, creepy world of horror! Learn the French word for ‘ghost’ and other horror story words.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Now we can see what we’ve learned. Look at the English and see if you can provide the French for the following:

Review Vocabulary

Review the words from this video:

Part 1

English French
corpse le cadavre
death la mort
demon le démon
evil le mal
fear la peur

Part 2

English French
ghost le fantôme
ghost story une histoire de fantômes
graveyard le cimetière
haunted house la maison hantée
horror l’horreur

Part 3

English French
monster le monstre
morgue la morgue
murderer le meurtrier
psychology la psychologie
supernatural le surnaturel

Part 4

English French
terror la terreur
vampire le vampire
victim la victime
violence la violence
witch la sorcière

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