French Vocabulary List PDF: Minerals and metals
Whether you’re interested in geology, chemistry, or just love collecting gemstones and rocks, learning the French words for minerals and metals can be a fun and useful exercise. Here are some of the most common minerals and metals in French, with their English translations:
- Gold: l’or
- Silver: l’argent
- Copper: le cuivre
- Iron: le fer
- Lead: le plomb
- Zinc: le zinc
- Aluminum: l’aluminium
- Titanium: le titane
- Platinum: le platine
- Mercury: le mercure
- Nickel: le nickel
- Cobalt: le cobalt
- Chromium: le chrome
- Manganese: le manganèse
- Uranium: l’uranium
- Lithium: le lithium
- Quartz: le quartz
- Diamond: le diamant
- Ruby: le rubis
- Emerald: l’émeraude
Whether you’re learning French for fun, for work, or for travel, knowing the words for these minerals and metals can be helpful in many situations. So whether you’re looking to buy jewelry, explore the great outdoors, or just want to learn more about the world around you, start practicing these French words today!