False Cognates

Question 1

Account vs acompte ?

Answer 1

Account = compte rendu, compte de banque

Acompte = deposit, advance, down payment

Question 2

Affair vs (une bonne) affaire ou affaires ?

Answer 2

Affair = liaison romantique ou sexuelle, de courte ou longue durée entre 2 personnes non mariées

(Une bonne) affaire = a good thing/deal
Affaires = business

Question 3

Alliance vs alliance?

Answer 3

Alliance = alliance (confédération)

Alliance = Wedding ring, alliance (between country)

Question 4

Amateur vs amateur?

Answer 4

Amateur = amateur (contraire de vétéran)

Amateur (fr) = fan, lover, enthusiast, amateur

Question 5

Ancient vs Ancien ?

Answer 5

Ancient = antique

Ancien=old, former

Question 6

Bureau vs bureau

Answer 6

Bureau = bureau, agence (FBI), commode

Bureau (fr) = desk, office

Question 7

Circulation vs circulation

Answer 7

Circulation = tirage (d’un journal), circulation sanguine

Circulation (fr) = traffic, circulation (blood)

Question 8

Congess vs congrès

Answer 8

Congress = congrès (politique)

Congrès = congress (politique), convention, symposium, conference

Question 9

Date vs date

Answer 9

Date = rendez-vous amoureux, datte, date

Date =date

Question 10

Derange/deranged vs déranger

Answer 10

Derange = rendre fou
Deranged=fou

Déranger = bother

Question 11

Effectively vs effectivement

Answer 11

Effectively = efficacement

Effectivement = actually, really, in fact, indeed

Question 12

Experience vs expérience

Answer 12

Experience = Expérience de vie

Expérience = experiment (scientific)

Question 13

Inconvenient vs inconvénient

Answer 13

Inconvenient= (adj) inopportun, incommode

Inconvénient = (n) drawback, disadvantage

Question 14

Issue vs issue

Answer 14

Issue = problème, question, sujet

Issue (fr) = exit, way out

Question 15

Large vs large

Answer 15

Large = grand, vaste

Large (fr)= wide, broad

Question 16

Lunatic vs lunatique

Answer 16

Lunatic (n) = fou/folle , cinglé
Lunatic (adj) = fou, dément, cinglé

Lunatique = distracted, to have one’s head in the clouds (QC)
= crazy (France)

Question 17

Reunion vs Réunion

Answer 17

Reunion = retrouvaille

Réunion = meeting

Question 18

Novel vs nouvelle

Answer 18

Novel = roman

Nouvelle = news, short story

Question 19

Occasion vs Occasion

Answer 19

Occasion = événement

Occasion (fr) = opportunity

Question 20

Pass vs passer

Answer 20

Pass = passer devant qqch, réussir un cours

Passer = take, write or do (a test, but it depends on the type of test), spend (time)

Question 21

Pleasant vs plaisant

Answer 21

Pleasant= agréable

Plaisant= amusing

Question 22

Pretend vs prétendre

Answer 22

Pretend = faire semblant

Prétendre = claim, assert

Question 23

Purchase vs pourchasser

Answer 23

Purchase = acheter

Pourchasser = pursue, hunt down

Question 24

Realize ou realise vs réaliser

Answer 24

Realize = se rendre compte, prendre conscience de, découvrir
(Sens moins commun)= accomplir, produire, créer

Réaliser = realiser, carry out, accomplish, achieve, finish

Question 25

Remark ou remark on vs remarquer ou faire remarquer

Answer 25

Remark = faire une remarque
Remark on = faire des remarques à propos de

Remarquer = notice
Faire remarquer = point out