Basic 2 False Friends Flashcards
méchanique
mechanical (adjective)
or
machinery
professeur
teacher (elementary, high school, cegep/college)
professor (university; has a doctorate)
mechanic
un mécanicien
crayon (English)
Crayon de cire
crayon (French)
pen (Quebec)
or
pencil
actual
réel
actually
en réalité
en fait
actuellement
now
presently
currently (very common word in English)
cave (French)
basement
or
wine cave (specialized vocabulary)
cave (English)
caverne
comédien
actor
or
actress (woman actor)
comedian
humoriste
commander (French)
order (e.g. at a restaurant)
command
ordonner
conducteur
driver (bus)
or
conductor (of electricity)
conductor
chef d’orchestre
or
conducteur (d’électricité)
cry
pleurer
crier
shout or yell or scream
demander
ask
demand
exiger
figure (English)
silhouette
figure (French)
face
fine (English)
bon, bien
fin (adj., French)
nice
furniture
meubles
or
mobilizer