False Cognate Final Flashcards

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Account
French: compte rendu, compte de banque

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Français : Acompte
English: deposit, advance, down payment

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Affair (english): liaison romantique sexuel de courte durée entre 2 personnes non mariés

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Affaire (français) : a good thing/deal/ business

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Alliance (english) : alliance

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Alliance (français): wedding ring, alliance (between countries)

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Amateur ( english): amateur (contraire de vétérans)

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Amateur (français) : fan, lover, enthusiast, amateur

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Ancient (english): antique

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Ancien (français) : Old, former

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Bureau (english : Bureau, agency, commode

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Bureau en français : desk, office

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Circulation (english) :tirage ( d’un journal) Circulation (sanguine)

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Circulation en français : traffic, Circulation (blood)

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Congress in english : congrès (politique)

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Congrès : congres, convention, symposium, conference

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Date : rendez vous, datte, date

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Date : date

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Derange : rendre fou,

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Déranger : bother

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Effectively : efficacement

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Effectivement :actually, really, in fact, indeed

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Experience : Experience de vie

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Expérience : experiment

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Inconvenient: inopportun, incommode

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Inconvénient : drawback disadvantage

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Issue: problème question sujet

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Issue : exit, way out

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Large : grand vaste

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Large : wide broad

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Location : emplacement lieu endroit localisation

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Location : rental, rent

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Lunatic: adj fou dément, cinglé
Lunatic n. : un fou, une cinglé

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Lunatique : in Québec distrated, to have one’s head in the clouds
In France: crazy, insane

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Novel: roman

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Nouvelle: news, short story

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Occasion : événement

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Occasion: opportunity

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Pass :passer (devant qqch) réussir (un cours/ examen)

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Passer : take, write, or do, spend (time)

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Pleasant : agréable

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Plaisant : amusing

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Pretend : faire semblant

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Prétendre : claim, assert

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Purchase : acheter

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Pourchasser :pursue, Hunt down

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Realize : sens commun : se rendre compte, prendre conscience de, découvrir
Sens moins commun : accomplir, produire, créer

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Réaliser : Réaliser, se rendre compte : carry out , accomplish, achieve, finish

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Remark : faire une remarque

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Remarquer : notice

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Rendezvous : n. Repair, Rendez-vous gallant, Rendez-vous (militaire)

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Rendez-vous : appointment (doctor/dentist) date (sentimentale) meeting place

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Reunion :retrouvaille

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Réunion : meeting