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Basic 2 False Friends Flashcards

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méchanique

A

mechanical (adjective)
or
machinery

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professeur

A

teacher (elementary, high school, cegep/college)

professor (university; has a doctorate)

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mechanic

A

un mécanicien

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crayon (English)

A

Crayon de cire

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crayon (French)

A

pen (Quebec)
or
pencil

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5
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actual

A

réel

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actually

A

en réalité

en fait

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actuellement

A

now
presently
currently (very common word in English)

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cave (French)

A

basement
or
wine cave (specialized vocabulary)

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cave (English)

A

caverne

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comédien

A

actor
or
actress (woman actor)

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comedian

A

humoriste

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commander (French)

A

order (e.g. at a restaurant)

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command

A

ordonner

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conducteur

A

driver (bus)
or
conductor (of electricity)

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conductor

A

chef d’orchestre
or
conducteur (d’électricité)

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Q

cry

A

pleurer

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17
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crier

A 
shout
or 
yell
or
scream
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18
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demander

A

ask

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19
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demand

A

exiger

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Q

figure (English)

A

silhouette

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21
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figure (French)

A

face

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22
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fine (English)

A

bon, bien

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fin (adj., French)

A

nice

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Q

furniture

A

meubles
or
mobilizer

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25
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fournitures

A

supplies

26
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gentle

A

doux

27
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gentil

A

kind
or
nice

28
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infant

A

nourrisson
bébé
enfant en bas âge

29
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library

A

bibliothèque

30
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librairie

A

bookstore

bookshop

31
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medecine

A

médicament

32
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médecin

A

doctor
or
physician

33
Q

note (French)

A 
grade
or
mark
or
note (take notes in class)
34
Q

note (English)

A

note (de musique)
or
note (prendre des notes)

35
Q

parent (English)

A

parent (mother, father)

36
Q

parent (French)

A

parent (mère ou père)
or
relative, relation

37
Q

photograph

A

photo

photographie

38
Q

photographe

A

photographer

39
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phrase (English)

A

partie de phrase

40
Q

phrase (French)

A

sentence

41
Q

piece (English)

A

morceau

42
Q

pièce

A

room
or
play (theatrical show on stage)

43
Q

professor

A

professeur (universitaire)

44
Q

professeur

A

teacher (elementary, high school, college)
or
professor (university)

45
Q

rest (verb)

A

se reposer

46
Q

rester

A

stay (not permanent)
or
live (used in Quebec)

47
Q

sensible (English)

A

censé
or
logique

48
Q

sensible (French)

A

sensitive

49
Q

sévère

A

serious
or
strict

50
Q

severe

A

majeur,
rude,
ou
grave

51
Q

sympathetic

A

compatissant

52
Q

sympatique

A

nice
or
kind

53
Q

temperature

A

température

54
Q

température

A

weather (more general) — used in QC
or
temperature (degrees)

55
Q

vacancy

A

chambre libre

56
Q

vacances

A

holidays
Or
vacation

57
Q

actuel

A

present
or
current

58
Q

history

A

histoire

59
Q

histoire

A

story (literary or personal)
or
history (school subject)

60
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enfant

A

child

61
Q

liquor

A

Liqueur, alcool fort, spiritueux

62
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liqueur

A

Quebec = soda, soft drink, pop; liqueur (a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor, such as brandy, flavoured with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds)

France = liqueur (a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor, such as brandy, flavoured with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds)

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