False Cognates 1 Flashcards by Cassandra Denis

actual

réel

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actuel

present

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actually

en fait, en réalité

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actuellement

now, at present,presently

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annonce, publicité

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avertissement

warning

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advocate

défenseur, militant, avocat (nom)

plaider, prôner (verbe)

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avocat

in a court setting, lawyer (Canada) or attorney (USA), advocate, advocado

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agenda (english)

ordre du jour

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agenda (français)

planner (daily)

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ailment

maladie

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aliment

food

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alley

ruelle

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allée

aisle; pathway; alley (bowling)

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animator

artiste qui crée des dessins animés

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animateur

host (tv or radio show); moniteur (camp)

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benefit

avantage (en général); bénéfices marginaux (au travail)

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bénéfice ($)

profits

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bénéfices marginaux

benefits/social benefits

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cave (in ground)

caverne, grotte

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cave (wine)

cave à vin

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cave

basement, cellar
idiot
wine cave, wine cellar

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comedian

humoriste

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comédien

actor/actress

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command

maîtrise | ordonner; forcer (respect)

commande

order (noun) | order (restaurant, verb)

compose (english)

composer

composer (français)

compose a song; dial (a phone)

conductor

chef d'orchestre, chef de train, conducteur (d'électricité)

conducteur

driver (car, bus); conductor(electricity)

confidence (english)

confiance

confidence (français)

secret

crayon (english)

crayon

crayon (français)

pencil,pen

critic

critique (personne)

critique

reviewer, critic | review, critique

cry

pleurer

crier

scream; yell

deceive

tromper

décevoir

disappoint

delay

retard

délai

tine limit; deadline

demand (verb)

exiger

demander

ask

facility

équipement, établissement, installation; aise, savoir-faire

facilité/avec facilité

ease, savoir-faire, fluency, ability/easily

figure (english)

silhouette (employé seulement pour décrire le corps d'une femme; on emploie le mot "physique" pour le corps d'un homme)

figure (français)

face

fine (adj)

raffiné; délicat; beau

fin (adj)

objects: thin, pointed people: kind, nice

fine (noun)

amende

fin (nom)

end

furnish

meubler, provisionner, fournir

fournir

supply, provide

furniture

meubles

fournitures

supplies

gentle

doux

gentil

nice, kind

habitually

habituellement

usually; routinely

hazard

péril; danger

hasard

chance

history

histoire (matière)

histoire

history (school subject); story

important (english)

important

important (français)

important; large, considerable, significant

infant

nouveau-né, bébé

enfant

child

intimacy

intimité

privacy; intimacy, closeness

library

bibliothèque

librairie

bookstore

liquor

alcool; spiritueux (=hard liquor)

liqueur

soft drink, soda, pop, soda pop (pepsi, coke, sprite)

manifestation (english)

démonstration

manifestation (français)

demonstration, show

mark (noun)

note;marque

marque

mark; brand; make (of car)

mark (verb)

corriger; marquer; cocher

marquer

leave an impact, affect; score (a goal); indicatr, signal; mark (make a mark)

mechanic

mécanicien

mécanique

machinery

medicine

remède; médicament

médecin

doctor

note (english)

note (de musique); notes (taken in class)

note (français)

(musical) note; mark, grade

parent (english)

mère ou père

parent (français)

relative (family members, espacially who do not live with you)

photograph

photographie

photographe

photographer

phrase (english)

expression; locution; partie de phrase

phrase (français)

sentence

physician

médecin

physicien

physicist

piece

morceau; bout; fragment

pièce

piece; room; play (theatre); song; coin

place (english)

lieu

(de la) place | une place

room, space | spot

professor

professeur

teacher (primary, high schooland cegep) | professor (university usually having a doctorate)

quit

abandonner; cesser

quitter

quit (a job); leave (a place)

responsible (adj)

responsable (adj)

responsable (adj) | responsable (nom)

responsible; in charge | person in charge

rest

se reposer

rester

stay (temporarily); live (used in Quebec)

scientific (adj)

scientifique

scientific (adj); scientist (noun)

sensible (english)

sensé; raisonnable

sensible (français)

sensitive

severe

sévère; ferme

sévère

strict

sympathetic

compatissant; compréhensif

sympatique

nice;likeable;kind

temperature

température

temperature; weather

vacancy

chambre vacante

vacances

vacation; holiday(s)