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faux amis
False Cognates in French
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blesser | to wound, to hurt |
| le coin | corner |
| la figure | face, countenance |
| le front | forehead, brow |
| ignorer | not to know, to be unaware, ignore |
| dresser | to train (animals), to erect, to draw up, to put up |
| la phrase | sentence |
| la pièce | play, room, drama, coin, piece |
| rester | to stay, to remain |
| se reposer | to rest |
| bénir | to bless |
| monnaie | coin |
| la taille | figure |
| devant | in front of |
| dédaigner | to ignore |
| s'habiller | to dress |
| une locution | a phrase |
| un morceau | a piece |
| le salon | parlor, living room |
| tirer | to pull, to draw |
| fatiguer | to tire |
| injure | wrong, insult |
| blessure | injury |
| achever | to finish |
| actuellement | at the present time, actually |
| la adresse | skill, cunning, address |
| arrêter | to stop, to decide, to arrest |
| l'avis | opinion |
| la bête | fool, blockhead, animal, beast; adj. stupid |
| brave +noun | good, worthy |
| noun+ brave | brave |
| causer | to chat, to cause |
| la chance | luck, good fortune, chance |
| avoir de la chance | to be lucky |
| la conférence | lecture, conference |
| davantage | more |
| défendre | to forbid, to defend |
| la disgrâce | misfortune, disfavor, disgrace |
| l'esprit | mind, intelligence, wit, spirit |
| garder | to keep, to guard |
| gentil | nice |
| la humeur | disposition, temper |
| bonne humeur / mauvaise humeur | good humor, bad humor |
| injurier | to insult |
| la journée | day |
| justement | exactly, precisely, as it happened, justly |
| le lecteur | reader |
| la lecture | reading |
| marcher | to walk, (of machines- to run, to go , to function), to march |
| la marche | a walk |
| le parent, la parente | relative, parent |
| particulier | peculiar, special, private, particular |
| un particulier | an individual |
| le physicien | physicist |
| la place | public square, plaza, seat, room, space, place |
| plaisanter | to joke |
| plaisant | funny, queer, pleasant |
| le rapport | relation, report |
| remarquer | to notice, to observe, to remark |
| le salaire | wages |
| le traitement | salary |
| sensible | sensitive, responsive |
| la sorte | manner, way, sort |
| de la sorte | in this way, in that way |
| le souvenir | remembrance, memory, recollection |
| spirituel | witty, lively, humorous, spiritual |
| superbe | proud, haughty, superb, splendid |
| l'enfant, la enfante | child |
| car | for, because |
| loin | far |
| le loin | distance |
| le bout | extremity, end |
| la chair | flesh |
| attirer | to attract |
| avertir | to warn |
| relier | to bind, to connect |
| compter sur | to rely |
| concurrence | competition |
| l'assentiment | concurrence |
| le ressort | spring |
| recours | reosrt |
| ville d'eau | resort |
| parer | to adorn |
| peler | to pare |
| raisonnable | sensible, reasonable |
| sensé | reasonable, sensible |
| le trouble | agitation, disturbance |
| le souci | trouble |
| le chagrin | trouble |
| l'ennui | trouble |
| le renté | income |
| le loyer | rent |
| filer | to spin, to run away |
| classer | to file |
| limer | to file |
| devotion | piety, devoutness |
| dévouement | devotion |
| détourner | to avert |
| empêcher | to avert |
| actuel | current, present, actual |
| l'amateur | lover, enthusiast, amateur |
| assister (à) | to attend, be present at |
| la assistance | audience, attendance |
| la cloche | bell |
| la conscience | consciousness, conscience |
| crier | to cry out, to shout |
| s'écrier | to exclaim |
| defense | prohibition |
| dérober | to steal, to conceal, to disrobe |
| disposer de | to have available, to have at one's disposal |
| embarrassé | weighted down, encumbered, troubled, embarrassed |
| embarrasant | perplexing, troublesome, embarrassing |
| l'employé | office worker, administrator, white-collar worker |
| éprouver | to test, to try, to experience |
| la expérience | experiment, experience |
| faible | low, small, feeble, weak |
| la force | strength, force |
| la formation | training, formation |
| former | to train, to form |
| l'hôtel | private, residence, mansion, hotel |
| hôtel de ville | city hall |
| imaginer | to think up, invent, conceive, to imagine |
| l'inconvénient | disadvantage |
| la instruction | education, instruction |
| instruire | to educate, to instruct |
| instruit | educated, well-educated |
| intéressé | interested, concerned, biased |
| la issue | outlet, way out, solution, outcome |
| large | broad |
| la libraire | bookstore |
| la mémoire | memory, report, memorandum |
| mémoires | memoirs |
| la peine | trouble, difficulty, pain |
| la perspective | prospect, perspective |
| le peuple | common people, lower classes, nation, people |
| prétendre | to claim, maintain |
| réaliser | to achieve, realize |
| la réalisation | achievement, accomplishment |
| la réunion | meeting |
| le sort | fate |
| la sort | sort, kind |
| soumettre | to subject, to submit |
| la tentative | attempt |
| tenter | to attempt, to tempt |
| la tentation | temptation |
| tentatif | tentative |
| user | to wear out, use up |
| usé | worn out |
| user de | to use |
| visiter | to examine, inspect, to visit |
| la visite | inspection, visit |
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rmbennett
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