Describing charts and trends in French

26 French words on “Describing charts and trends”: numéro, total, haut, bas, tomber and more. Every word comes with a translation, transcription and audio.

Words for describing charts and trends: chart and graph, number, percent and percentage, rise and fall, peak and level, gradually and sharply, comparing data. Use this list to describe a table or a graph in an exam and explain how figures change.

26 words · Exams

Level 1

  1. numéro — number
  2. total — total
  3. haut — high
  4. bas — low
  5. tomber — fall
  6. niveau — level
  7. pourcentage — percent

Level 2

  1. tendance — trend
  2. changement — change
  3. donnée — data
  4. quantité — amount
  5. moyenne — average
  6. valeur — value
  7. augmenter — increase

Level 3

  1. diminuer — decrease
  2. comparer — compare
  3. chiffre — figure
  4. graphique — chart
  5. comparaison — comparison
  6. tableau — table

Level 4

  1. hausse — rise
  2. pic — peak
  3. pourcentage — percentage
  4. progressivement — gradually
  5. graphique — graph
  6. fortement — sharply

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