Name that Name
Idioms
English, please
French
Athletes
French-American
200

Christophe

Christopher

200

You had a hard day yesterday, take it easy today

Rest, Relax

200

Bonjour, nous sommes vendredi.

Hello, it's Friday.

200

This ex-PSG player is currently a household name in France.

Kylian Mbappé

200

This famous french-american actor grew up in New York, and is known for his roles in Call Me by Your Name and Dune

Timothée Chalamet

400

Pierre

Peter

400

Don't worry about the quiz tomorrow, it's a piece of cake

Something that's simple or easy

400

Mon professeur m'a fait faire mes devoirs et ensuite j'ai mangé un hot dog. 

My teacher made me do my homework and then I ate a hot dog.

400

He made his debut in pro-basketball playing for Nanterre 92 at only 15 years old. Last year he was the NBA’s rookie of the year and an Olympic Medalist.

Victor Wembanyama

400

Don’t let her perfect English or Hollywood heritage fool you, this Nosferatu actress was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Lily Rose Depp

600

Guillaume

William

600

I'm not going to work, I'm feeling under the weather today

to feel sick/ill

600

Il faut que j’y aille, même si je n’en ai pas envie.

I have to go, even if I don't want to

600

Living between Toulouse and Texas, he won 4 gold medals swimming for France at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Léon Marchand

600

This French Canadian’s heart will go on. Born in Quebec, she is best known for her song featured in the movie Titanic

Céline Dion

800

Noémie

Naomi

800

Take an umbrella, it's raining cats and dogs out there

Raining very heavily

800

Wesh

Yo

800

Disputes with the French Gymnastics Federation motivated her to represent Algeria at the Paris Olympics, where she took home Africa’s first gold in gymnastics.

Kaylia Nemour

800

Along with her colleague Jennifer Doudna from the University of California, this French scientist won the noble prize for Chemistry in 2020 for her work in DNA gene editing.

Emanuelle Charpentier

1000

Geneviève

Jennifer

1000

Don't lose your phone, a new one could cost you an arm and a leg

Something that's very expensive

1000

D’ici samedi, j’y serai allé(e) pratiquement tous les jours.

By this Saturday, I will have gone practically everyday.

1000

You can find a statue commemorating his infamous red card at the 2006 World Cup, he came back to Real Madrid as a coach to win 3 Champion’s leagues in a row.

Zinédine Zidane, Zizou

1000

This American-born Jazz singer made waves on her debut in Paris, but kept quiet as a French spy in WWII. You can find her buried in the Pantheon.

Joséphine Baker

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