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False friends (e)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| le ministère | ministry |
| le ministre | the minister |
| les particuliers | private individuals |
| les précisions (f) | particulars |
| la partition | musical score |
| la cloison | partition |
| pathétique | moving |
| lamentable | pathetic |
| le/la pensionnaire | boarder (school or lodgings with meals) |
| le/la retraité(e) | pensioner |
| le pétrole | oil |
| l‘essence (f) | petrol |
| le/la photographe | photographer |
| la photo(graphie) | photograph |
| le préjudice | harm |
| le préjugé | prejudice |
| prétendre | to claim (e.g. to be the best) |
| faire semblant | to pretend |
| le procès | the trial |
| le processus | process |
| la rente | private income |
| le loyer | the rent |
| reporter | to postpone |
| signaler | to report |