French Vocabulary
The Ultimate List of Sports Vocabulary in French
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Sep
Sep
Sports are something that almost everyone can related to to in some way. Even if you yourself aren’t interesting in playing or watching sports it’s hard to deny that they play a large role in society. If you want to fit in like a local in France, or any French-speaking country for that matter, it’s probably a good idea to learn as many sports as you can. Let’s take a look at as many sports in French as we can below.
| Sports in English | Sports in French |
|---|---|
| Acrobatic gymnastics | La gymnastique acrobatique / l'acrosport (m) / l'acrogym (f) |
| Aerobics | L'aérobic (f) |
| Alpine skiing | Le ski alpin, Le ski de piste |
| American football | Le foot américain / Le football américain |
| Archery | Le tir à l'arc |
| Arm wrestling | Le bras de fer |
| Aviation | L'aviation (f) |
| BASE jumping | Le BASE jump |
| BMX | Le BMX |
| Badminton | Le badminton |
| Baseball | Le baseball |
| Basketball | Le basket / Le basketball |
| Baton twirling | Le twirling |
| Biathlon | Le biathlon |
| Biking | Le vélo / le cyclisme |
| Billiards (pool) | Le billard |
| Bobsleigh | Le bobsleigh / Le bobsled |
| Bouldering | L'escalade de bloc (f) |
| Bowling | Le bowling / Le jeu de quilles / Les quilles (Québec) |
| Boxing | La boxe |
| Building muscle / bodybuilding | La musculation |
| Canoeing | Le canoë |
| Checkers / Draughts | Les dames (f), Le jeu de dames |
| Chess | Les échecs (m) / Le jeu d'échecs |
| Climbing | L'escalade (f) / La grimpe |
| Combat sports | Les sports de combat (m) |
| Cricket | Le cricket |
| Croquet | Le croquet |
| Cross-country skiing | Le ski de randonné / Le ski de fond |
| Curling | Le curling |
| Dancing | La danse |
| Decathlon | Le décathlon |
| Discus throw | Le lancer du disque |
| Diving | La plongée |
| Downhill skiing | Le ski de descente / Le ski de piste |
| Fencing | L'escrime (f) |
| Field hockey | Le hockey sur gazon |
| Figure skating | Le patinage artistique |
| Fishing | Le pêche |
| Freediving | La plongée en apnée |
| Golf | Le golf |
| Gymnastics | La gymnastique |
| Hammer throw | Le lancer du marteau |
| Handball | Le handball |
| High jump | Le saut en hauteur |
| Hiking | La randonnée |
| Hockey | Le hockey / Le hockey sur glace |
| Horseback riding | L'équitation (f) |
| Javelin throw | Le lancer du javelot |
| Jogging | Le jogging |
| Judo | Le judo |
| Karate | Le karaté |
| Kayaking | Le kayak |
| Kickboxing | Le kick-boxing |
| Kiteboarding / Kitesurfing | Le kite surf / La planche aérotractée (Québec) |
| Kung-Fu | Le kung-fu |
| Long jump | Le saut en longueur |
| Martial arts | Les arts martiaux (m) |
| Motorbiking | La moto |
| Mountaineering | L'alpinisme (m) |
| Paintball | Le paintball |
| Paragliding | La parapente |
| Pole vault | Le saut à la perche |
| Polo | Le polo |
| Pro wrestling | Le catch |
| Rafting | Le rafting |
| Roller derby | Le roller derby |
| Rollerskating | Le patin à roulettes |
| Rowing | L'aviron (m) |
| Rugby | Le rugby |
| Rugby League | Le rugby à treize |
| Rugby Union | Le rugby à quinze |
| Running | La course / La course à pied |
| Sailing | La voile |
| Shooting | Le tir |
| Shot put | Le lancer du poids |
| Skateboarding | Le skateboard / Le skate / La planche à roulettes (Québec) |
| (Ice) Skating | Le patinage (sur glace) / Le patin à glace |
| Skeleton | Le skeleton |
| Skiing | Le ski |
| Skydiving | Le parachutisme |
| Snowboarding | Le snowboard / Le surf des neiges / La planche à neige (Québec) |
| Soccer (football) | Le foot / Le football |
| Softball | Le softball , La balle-molle (Québec) |
| Speed skating | Le patinage de vitesse |
| Squash | Le squash |
| Sumo wrestling | Le sumo |
| Surfing | Le surf |
| Swimming | La natation |
| Synchronized swimming | La natation synchronisée |
| Table tennis / Ping pong | Le tennis de table |
| Tennis | Le tennis |
| Track and field | L'athlétisme (m) |
| Volleyball | Le volley / Le volley-ball |
| Wakeboarding | Le wakeboard |
| Water polo | Le water-polo |
| Water skiing | Le ski nautique |
| Weightlifting | L'haltérophilie (f) |
| Windsurfing | La planche à voile |
| Wrestling | La lutte |
| Yoga | Le yoga |
