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Account

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French : Compte (rendu)
French : Acompte
English : Deposit; Advance; Down payment

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Actual

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French : Réel
French : Actuel
English : Present, current

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Actually

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French : En fait, en réalité
French : Actuellement
English : now; at present; presently

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Affair

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French : aventure romantique et sexuelle, de courte ou longue durée, entre 2 personnes non-mariées
French : une bonne affaire(s)
English : a good thing/deal business

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Alliance

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French : alliance (confédération)
French : alliance
English : wedding ring; alliance (between countries)

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Amateur

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French : amateur (contraire de vétéran)
French : amateur
English : fan; lover; enthusiast; amateur

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Ancient

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French : antique
French : ancient
English : old; former

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Arrive

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French : arriver
French : arriver
English : arrive; happen

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Assist

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French : aider, assister (quand on aide qqun)
French : assister (à un cours); assister
English : attend (a class), help, assist.

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Attend

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French : assister à; servir
French : attendre
English : wait (for someone)

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Bureau

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French : bureau, agency (FBI); commode (chest of drawers)
French : bureau
English : desk; office

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Cave (in rock)

Cave (wine)

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French : Caverne, grotte
               Cave à vin 
French : Cave (maison)
               Cave (personne)
               Cave (à vin)
English : basement, cellar
               Idiot
               Wine cave, wine cellar
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Circulation

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French : tirage (d’un journal); circulation (sanguine)
French : circulation
English : traffic; circulation (blood)

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Comedian

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French : humoriste
French : comédien
English : Actor/actress

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Command (n.)

Command (v.)

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French : Maîtrise
               Ordonner; forcer (respect)
French : commande (n.)
               Commande (v.)
English : order
               Order (restaurant)
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Comprehensive

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French : complet, exhaustif, global
French : compréhensif
English : understanding

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Conductor

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French : chef d’orchestre; chef de train; conducteur (électricité)
French : conducteur
English : driver (car, bus); train/locomotive driver; conductor (of electricity)

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Congress

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French : congrès (politique)
French : congrès
English : congrès (politique); convention, symposium, conference

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Crayon

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French : wax (crayon)
French : crayon
English : pencil, pen

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Cry

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French : pleurer
French : crier
English : scream; yell

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Date

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French : rendez-vous amoureux; datte; date
French : date
English : date

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Deception

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French : tromperie; duperie
French : déception
English : disappointment

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Demand (n.)

Demand (v.)

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French : Exigence
               Exiger
French : demande
               Demander
English : request
               Ask (for)
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Derange

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French : rendre fou
French : déranger
English : bother

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Education

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French : éducation
French : éducation
English : education; upbringing

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Effectively

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French : efficacement
French : effectivement
English : actually; effectively (but not at the start of sentence); really; in fact; indeed

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Engagement

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French : fiançailles
French : engager
English : hire

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Enterprise

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French : entreprise (régime économique)
French : enterprise
English : company, business, firm

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Experience

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French : expérience (de vie)
French : expérience
English : experiment (scientific)

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Figure

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French : silhouette (employé seule my pour d’écrire le corps féminin; on emploie le mot “physique” pour le corps d’un homme)
French : figure
English : face

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Fine (adj.)

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French : raffiné; délicat; beau
French : fine (adj.)
English : 
Objects : thin; pointed
People : kind; nice
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Form

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French : développer
French : former
English : train; educate

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Furniture

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French : meubles
French : fournitures
English : supplies

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Gentle

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French : doux
French : gentil
English : nice, kind

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Inconvenient

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French : inopportun; incommode
French : inconvénient
English : drawback, disadvantage

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Infant

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French : nouveau-né; bébé
French : enfant
English : child

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Inscription

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French : inscription (sur un monument)
French : inscription
English : registration or enrolment (classes); inscription (on a tomb)

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Issue (n.)

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French : problème, question, sujet
French : issue (n.)
English : exit, way out

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Journal

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French : revue spécialisée, périodique; journal intime/personnel
French : journal
English : newspaper; diary/journal (when of a personal nature)

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Journey

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French: voyage
French : journée
English : day

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Large

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French : de grande faille : vaste
French : large
English : wide; broad

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Lecture

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French : conférence; cours magistral
French : lecture
English : reading

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Local

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French : local (adj.)
French : local
English : room; office

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Mark (n.)

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French : note; marque
French : marque
English : mark; brand; make (of car)

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Mark (v.)

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French : corriger; marquer; cocher
French : marquer
English : leave an impact, affect, touch; score (a goal)

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Marriage

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French : mariage
French : mariage
English : marriage; wedding (ceremony)

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Mechanic

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French : mécanicien
French : mécanique
English : machinery

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Medicine

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French : remède; médicament
French : médecin
English : doctor

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Note

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French : note (de musique); note (taken in class)
French : note
English : (musical) note; mark

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Novel

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French : Roman
French : nouvelle
English : news; short story

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Occasion

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French : évènement
French : occasion
English : opportunity

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Parent

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French : mère ou père
French : parent
English : relative (I.e. family members, especially who do not live with you)

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Pass

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French : passer (devant qqch); réussir (un cours/examen)
French : passer
English : take, write or do (a test, but it depends on the type of test); spend (time)

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Photograph

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French : photographie
French : photographe
English : photographer

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Phrase

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French : expression; locution; partie de phrase
French : phrase
English : sentence

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Piece

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French : morceau; bout; fragment
French : pièce
English : piece; room; play (theatre) ; song; coin

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Pleasant

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French : agréable
French : plaisant
English : amusing

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Process

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French : procédure
French : procès
English : trial

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Professor

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French : professeur
French : professeur
English : primary + high school: teacher; university + college : professor

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Realize/realise

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French : se rendre compte
French : réaliser
English : carry out; accomplish; come true; achieve (a dream)

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Relation

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French : parent (autre que père, mère, frère, sœur)
Relations (pl) relations (i.e entre deux pays)
French : relation
Relations
English : relationship
Relations (i.e. between two countries)

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Rendezvous (n.)

Rendezvous (v.)

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French : repaire (individus); rendez-vous galant; rendez-vous (militaire)
Se retrouver; se réunir
French : rendez-vous
English : appointment (doctor/dentist); date (sentimental); meeting place

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Rest

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French : se reposer
French : rester
English : stay; live (used in Quebec)

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Resume (v.)

Resume/resumé (n.)

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French : reprendre; recommencer
CV/curriculum vitae
French : résumer
English : summarize/ sum up

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Reunion

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French : retrouvailles
French : réunion
English : meeting

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Sensible

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French : sensé; raisonnable
French : sensible
English : sensitive

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Severe

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French : sévère; ferme
French : sévère
English : strict

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Shocked

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French : en état de choque; renversé: scandalisé
French : choqué
English : angry; upset

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Souvenir

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French : souvenir (objet)
French: souvenir
English : memory; recollection; memento

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Stage

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French : phase; période; scene (de théâtre)
French : stage
English : depend on field : work team (usually paid); training program (of a short duration. Where specific skills are learned); iternship (teachers, nurses, medical interns); practicum (teachers)

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Store

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French : magasin
French : store
English : blind or window screen

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Sympathetic

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French : compatissant: compréhensif
French : sympathique
English : nice; likeable; kind

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Temperature

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French : température
French : température
English : temperature; weather

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Vacancy

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French : vacance (chambre disponible)
French : vacances
English : vacation; holiday(s)

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Formation

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French : formation (géologique)
French : formation
English : training program; background; education

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