False Cognates Flashcards
Account
French : Compte (rendu)
French : Acompte
English : Deposit; Advance; Down payment
Actual
French : Réel
French : Actuel
English : Present, current
Actually
French : En fait, en réalité
French : Actuellement
English : now; at present; presently
Affair
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
Alliance
French : alliance (confédération)
French : alliance
English : wedding ring; alliance (between countries)
Amateur
French : amateur (contraire de vétéran)
French : amateur
English : fan; lover; enthusiast; amateur
Ancient
French : antique
French : ancient
English : old; former
Arrive
French : arriver
French : arriver
English : arrive; happen
Assist
French : aider, assister (quand on aide qqun)
French : assister (à un cours); assister
English : attend (a class), help, assist.
Attend
French : assister à; servir
French : attendre
English : wait (for someone)
Bureau
French : bureau, agency (FBI); commode (chest of drawers)
French : bureau
English : desk; office
Cave (in rock)
Cave (wine)
French : Caverne, grotte Cave à vin French : Cave (maison) Cave (personne) Cave (à vin) English : basement, cellar Idiot Wine cave, wine cellar
Circulation
French : tirage (d’un journal); circulation (sanguine)
French : circulation
English : traffic; circulation (blood)
Comedian
French : humoriste
French : comédien
English : Actor/actress
Command (n.)
Command (v.)
French : Maîtrise Ordonner; forcer (respect) French : commande (n.) Commande (v.) English : order Order (restaurant)
Comprehensive
French : complet, exhaustif, global
French : compréhensif
English : understanding
Conductor
French : chef d’orchestre; chef de train; conducteur (électricité)
French : conducteur
English : driver (car, bus); train/locomotive driver; conductor (of electricity)
Congress
French : congrès (politique)
French : congrès
English : congrès (politique); convention, symposium, conference
Crayon
French : wax (crayon)
French : crayon
English : pencil, pen
Cry
French : pleurer
French : crier
English : scream; yell
Date
French : rendez-vous amoureux; datte; date
French : date
English : date
Deception
French : tromperie; duperie
French : déception
English : disappointment
Demand (n.)
Demand (v.)
French : Exigence Exiger French : demande Demander English : request Ask (for)
Derange
French : rendre fou
French : déranger
English : bother
Education
French : éducation
French : éducation
English : education; upbringing
Effectively
French : efficacement
French : effectivement
English : actually; effectively (but not at the start of sentence); really; in fact; indeed
Engagement
French : fiançailles
French : engager
English : hire
Enterprise
French : entreprise (régime économique)
French : enterprise
English : company, business, firm
Experience
French : expérience (de vie)
French : expérience
English : experiment (scientific)
Figure
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
Fine (adj.)
French : raffiné; délicat; beau French : fine (adj.) English : Objects : thin; pointed People : kind; nice
Form
French : développer
French : former
English : train; educate
Furniture
French : meubles
French : fournitures
English : supplies
Gentle
French : doux
French : gentil
English : nice, kind
Inconvenient
French : inopportun; incommode
French : inconvénient
English : drawback, disadvantage
Infant
French : nouveau-né; bébé
French : enfant
English : child
Inscription
French : inscription (sur un monument)
French : inscription
English : registration or enrolment (classes); inscription (on a tomb)
Issue (n.)
French : problème, question, sujet
French : issue (n.)
English : exit, way out
Journal
French : revue spécialisée, périodique; journal intime/personnel
French : journal
English : newspaper; diary/journal (when of a personal nature)
Journey
French: voyage
French : journée
English : day
Large
French : de grande faille : vaste
French : large
English : wide; broad
Lecture
French : conférence; cours magistral
French : lecture
English : reading
Local
French : local (adj.)
French : local
English : room; office
Mark (n.)
French : note; marque
French : marque
English : mark; brand; make (of car)
Mark (v.)
French : corriger; marquer; cocher
French : marquer
English : leave an impact, affect, touch; score (a goal)
Marriage
French : mariage
French : mariage
English : marriage; wedding (ceremony)
Mechanic
French : mécanicien
French : mécanique
English : machinery
Medicine
French : remède; médicament
French : médecin
English : doctor
Note
French : note (de musique); note (taken in class)
French : note
English : (musical) note; mark
Novel
French : Roman
French : nouvelle
English : news; short story
Occasion
French : évènement
French : occasion
English : opportunity
Parent
French : mère ou père
French : parent
English : relative (I.e. family members, especially who do not live with you)
Pass
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)
Photograph
French : photographie
French : photographe
English : photographer
Phrase
French : expression; locution; partie de phrase
French : phrase
English : sentence
Piece
French : morceau; bout; fragment
French : pièce
English : piece; room; play (theatre) ; song; coin
Pleasant
French : agréable
French : plaisant
English : amusing
Process
French : procédure
French : procès
English : trial
Professor
French : professeur
French : professeur
English : primary + high school: teacher; university + college : professor
Realize/realise
French : se rendre compte
French : réaliser
English : carry out; accomplish; come true; achieve (a dream)
Relation
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)
Rendezvous (n.)
Rendezvous (v.)
French : repaire (individus); rendez-vous galant; rendez-vous (militaire)
Se retrouver; se réunir
French : rendez-vous
English : appointment (doctor/dentist); date (sentimental); meeting place
Rest
French : se reposer
French : rester
English : stay; live (used in Quebec)
Resume (v.)
Resume/resumé (n.)
French : reprendre; recommencer
CV/curriculum vitae
French : résumer
English : summarize/ sum up
Reunion
French : retrouvailles
French : réunion
English : meeting
Sensible
French : sensé; raisonnable
French : sensible
English : sensitive
Severe
French : sévère; ferme
French : sévère
English : strict
Shocked
French : en état de choque; renversé: scandalisé
French : choqué
English : angry; upset
Souvenir
French : souvenir (objet)
French: souvenir
English : memory; recollection; memento
Stage
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)
Store
French : magasin
French : store
English : blind or window screen
Sympathetic
French : compatissant: compréhensif
French : sympathique
English : nice; likeable; kind
Temperature
French : température
French : température
English : temperature; weather
Vacancy
French : vacance (chambre disponible)
French : vacances
English : vacation; holiday(s)
Formation
French : formation (géologique)
French : formation
English : training program; background; education