French for Literature – French Words for Horror Stories
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:
Part 1:
| corpse | [showhide type = ‘links1′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le cadavre[/showhide] |
| death | [showhide type = ‘links2′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la mort[/showhide] |
| demon | [showhide type = ‘links3′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le démon[/showhide] |
| evil | [showhide type = ‘links4′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le mal[/showhide] |
| fear | [showhide type = ‘links5′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la peur[/showhide] |
Part 2:
| ghost | [showhide type = ‘links6′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le fantôme[/showhide] |
| ghost story | [showhide type = ‘links7′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]une histoire de fantômes[/showhide] |
| graveyard | [showhide type = ‘links8′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le cimetière[/showhide] |
| haunted house | [showhide type = ‘links9′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la maison hantée[/showhide] |
| horror | [showhide type = ‘links10′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]l’horreur[/showhide] |
Part 3:
| monster | [showhide type = ‘links11′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le monstre[/showhide] |
| morgue | [showhide type = ‘links12′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la morgue[/showhide] |
| murderer | [showhide type = ‘links13′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le meurtrier[/showhide] |
| psychology | [showhide type = ‘links14′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la psychologie[/showhide] |
| supernatural | [showhide type = ‘links15′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le surnaturel[/showhide] |
Part 4:
| terror | [showhide type = ‘links16′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la terreur[/showhide] |
| vampire | [showhide type = ‘links17′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]le vampire[/showhide] |
| victim | [showhide type = ‘links18′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la victime[/showhide] |
| violence | [showhide type = ‘links19′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la violence[/showhide] |
| witch | [showhide type = ‘links20′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]la sorcière[/showhide] |
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