Basic 2 False Friends

Question 0

méchanique

Answer 0

mechanical (adjective)
or
machinery

Question 1

professeur

Answer 1

teacher (elementary, high school, cegep/college)

professor (university; has a doctorate)

Question 2

mechanic

Answer 2

un mécanicien

Question 3

crayon (English)

Answer 3

Crayon de cire

Question 4

crayon (French)

Answer 4

pen (Quebec)
or
pencil

Question 5

actual

Answer 5

réel

Question 6

actually

Answer 6

en réalité

en fait

Question 7

actuellement

Answer 7

now
presently
currently (very common word in English)

Question 8

cave (French)

Answer 8

basement
or
wine cave (specialized vocabulary)

Question 9

cave (English)

Answer 9

caverne

Question 10

comédien

Answer 10

actor
or
actress (woman actor)

Question 11

comedian

Answer 11

humoriste

Question 12

commander (French)

Answer 12

order (e.g. at a restaurant)

Question 13

command

Answer 13

ordonner

Question 14

conducteur

Answer 14

driver (bus)
or
conductor (of electricity)

Question 15

conductor

Answer 15

chef d’orchestre
or
conducteur (d’électricité)

Question 16

cry

Answer 16

pleurer

Question 17

crier

Answer 17

shout
or 
yell
or
scream

Question 18

demander

Answer 18

ask

Question 19

demand

Answer 19

exiger

Question 20

figure (English)

Answer 20

silhouette

Question 21

figure (French)

Answer 21

face

Question 22

fine (English)

Answer 22

bon, bien

Question 23

fin (adj., French)

Answer 23

nice

Question 24

furniture

Answer 24

meubles
or
mobilier

Question 25

fournitures

Answer 25

supplies

Question 26

gentle

Answer 26

doux

Question 27

gentil

Answer 27

kind
or
nice

Question 28

infant

Answer 28

nourrisson
bébé
enfant en bas âge

Question 29

library

Answer 29

bibliothèque

Question 30

librairie

Answer 30

bookstore

bookshop

Question 31

medecine

Answer 31

médicament

Question 32

médecin

Answer 32

doctor
or
physician

Question 33

note (French)

Answer 33

grade
or
mark
or
note (take notes in class)

Question 34

note (English)

Answer 34

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

Question 35

parent (English)

Answer 35

parent (mother, father)

Question 36

parent (French)

Answer 36

parent (mère ou père)
or
relative, relation

Question 37

photograph

Answer 37

photo

photographie

Question 38

photographe

Answer 38

photographer

Question 39

phrase (English)

Answer 39

partie de phrase

Question 40

phrase (French)

Answer 40

sentence

Question 41

piece (English)

Answer 41

morceau

Question 42

pièce

Answer 42

room
or
play (theatrical show on stage)

Question 43

professor

Answer 43

professeur (universitaire)

Question 44

professeur

Answer 44

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

Question 45

rest (verb)

Answer 45

se reposer

Question 46

rester

Answer 46

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

Question 47

sensible (English)

Answer 47

censé
or
logique

Question 48

sensible (French)

Answer 48

sensitive

Question 49

sévère

Answer 49

serious
or
strict

Question 50

severe

Answer 50

majeur,
rude,
ou
grave

Question 51

sympathetic

Answer 51

compatissant

Question 52

sympatique

Answer 52

nice
or
kind

Question 53

temperature

Answer 53

température

Question 54

température

Answer 54

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

Question 55

vacancy

Answer 55

chambre libre

Question 56

vacances

Answer 56

holidays
Or
vacation

Question 57

actuel

Answer 57

present
or
current

Question 58

history

Answer 58

histoire

Question 59

histoire

Answer 59

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

Question 60

enfant

Answer 60

child

Question 61

liquor

Answer 61

Liqueur, alcool fort, spiritueux

Question 62

liqueur

Answer 62

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)