How to say metal in French
The French word for metal is “le métal”. It has an irregular plural: “les métaux”
French Metal Vocabulary
| 17 French Metal Names | |
| Iron | Le fer |
| Copper | Le cuivre |
| Gold | L’ or (masculine) |
| Silver | L’ argent (masculine) |
| Steel | L’acier (masculine) |
| Lead | Le plomb |
| Zinc | Le zinc |
| Brass | Le laiton |
| Bronze | Le bronze |
| Tin | L’étain (masculine) |
| Platinum | Le platine |
| Mercury | Le mercure |
| Nickel | Le nickel |
| Magnesium | Le magnésium |
| Sodium | Le sodium |
| Uranium | l’uranium |
| Aluminium | L’aluminium (masculine) |
| French Metal Vocabulary | |
| Stainless | Inoxydable |
| Rust | La rouille |
| To rust | Rouiller |
| Ironwork place | Une ferronnerie |
| Ironwork place | Une métallerie |
| Metallurgy | La métalurgie |
| To solder | Souder |
How do you say Heavy Metal Music in French?
Maybe you’re not at all interested in metal in French but in French music! Well we don’t have a proper French name for heavy metal… we use English and say “heavy metal”…
And now you’re in for a treat! I’m taking you to IJA Ferronnerie in Saint-Quay Pontrieux – next to my home town of Paimpol, Brittany, to meet metal artist Sigrid!
Spend a week in the beautiful harbour town of Paimpol on the North Coast of France.
Live French Interview With a French Metal Artist
The other day I was in the town of Saint-Quay Pontrieux and went to “une ferronnerie / une métallerie” (ironwork) to see the art work of Sigrid. She kindly accepted to answer a few questions on camera for me. Can you understand us?
Choose the CC option located to the bottom right of the video and then the gear option to select no subtitles, French subtitles (checked by me) or English subtitles.
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