💛Feelings
Joy, anger, boredom, longing.
13 concepts
Columns follow the languages switched on at the top. Gender after the word (m/f/n); IPA beneath; notes, alternatives and origins underneath — nothing is hidden.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
happy adjective | happy also: glad, pleased, content | heureux also: heureuse (f) /øʁøz/, content(e) (pleased) Heureux = deeply happy; content = pleased about something. | feliz pl. felices also: contento/a (pleased, temporary), alegre (cheerful) Estoy contento (right now) vs soy feliz (in life). |
sad adjective | sad also: unhappy, down, blue | triste Same form m/f. Avoir le cafard (to have the cockroach) = to feel down. | triste Same form m/f. Estar triste. |
angry adjective | angry also: mad (US), cross (UK), furious | en colère also: fâché(e), énervé(e) (annoyed), furieux/-euse Être en colère contre quelqu'un. Se mettre en colère = to get angry. | enfadado/a also: enojado/a (Latin America), cabreado/a (Spain, informal) Spain says enfadado, Latin America enojado. Estar, not ser. |
afraid / scared adjective | afraid also: scared, frightened I'm afraid OF spiders; I'm afraid (that) = polite regret. | avoir peur You HAVE fear: j'ai peur des araignées. Effrayé(e) = frightened (adj.). | tener miedo You HAVE fear: tengo miedo a/de las arañas. Asustado/a = scared (adj.). |
tired adjective | tired also: exhausted, knackered (UK), beat (US) | fatigué(e) also: crevé(e) (slang, 'punctured'), épuisé(e) (exhausted), HS (hors service) | cansado/a also: agotado/a (exhausted), hecho/a polvo (informal, 'made into dust') Estar cansado. Ser cansado = to be tiresome. |
bored adjective | bored Bored = you feel it; boring = it causes it. Learners swap them: 'I'm boring' is a confession. | s'ennuyer A verb: je m'ennuie = I'm bored. Ennuyeux = boring. Ennuyé = annoyed/bothered, not bored. | aburrido/a Estar aburrido = bored; ser aburrido = boring. Same word, the verb decides. |
surprised adjective | surprised also: astonished, amazed, shocked | surpris(e) also: étonné(e), stupéfait(e) Feminine surprise /syʁpʁiz/. | sorprendido/a also: asombrado/a, flipado/a (Spain, informal) |
embarrassed / ashamed adjective | embarrassed also: ashamed (guilt), awkward Two r's, two s's. Embarrassed = social discomfort; ashamed = moral. | gêné(e) also: avoir honte (to be ashamed), mal à l'aise Embarrassé exists but means encumbered / at a loss. Gêné is the everyday word. | avergonzado/a also: tener vergüenza, cortado/a (shy/awkward) THE false friend: embarazada = PREGNANT. 'Estoy embarazada' has started many stories. |
proud adjective | proud Proud OF. Pride. | fier also: fière (f) Fier de. Also 'haughty' in older use. | orgulloso/a Orgulloso de. /oɾɣuˈjoso/ for most speakers. |
jealous adjective | jealous also: envious Jealous = afraid of losing; envious = wanting what others have. English blurs them. | jaloux also: jalouse (f) /ʒaluz/, envieux/-euse (envious) | celoso/a also: tener celos, envidioso/a (envious) Also 'zealous' in older use. |
to miss (someone) verb | to miss I miss you — the misser is the subject. | manquer RUNS BACKWARDS: 'Tu me manques' = you are lacking to me = I miss you. 'Je te manque' = you miss me. The missed person is the subject. | echar de menos also: extrañar (Latin America) Te echo de menos (Spain) / te extraño (Latin America). Subject = the misser, like English. |
longing / nostalgia noun | longing also: nostalgia, homesickness, wanderlust (borrowed from German) | nostalgief also: le mal du pays (homesickness), le manque | nostalgiaf also: añoranza, morriña (Galician — homesickness, now general) |
calm / relaxed adjective | calm also: relaxed, chilled, laid-back Silent l. Calm down! | calme also: détendu(e), zen, tranquille Du calme ! = calm down. Tranquille also = 'no worries'. | tranquilo/a also: relajado/a, tranqui (informal) ¡Tranquilo! = take it easy / don't worry — said constantly. |