False Friends 1 Flashcards

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(avoir de la chance) la chance

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luck (to be lucky)

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possibilité, hasard

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chance

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actuellement

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currently

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en réalité, en fait

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actually

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couramment

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fluently

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affaire

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bargain, deal

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liaison/aventure

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an affair

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agenda

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diary

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ordre du jour/intention cachée

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agenda

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annonce (publicitaire)

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advert, advertisement (advertising)

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avertir, être averti

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warn, to be warned about

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un avertissement

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warning

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Je suis arrivé à, j’ai réussi à

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I managed to

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Je n’y arrive pas, je n’ai pas réussi à le faire

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i can’t do it, i couldn’t do it

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assister à (une réunion)

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attend (a meeting)

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aider, suivre quelqu’un (pas help)

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assist

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c’est de l’arnaque !

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it’s a rip off !

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assurance

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insurance

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garantie, confiance

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assurance

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assumer

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take responsability

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supposer

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to assume/presume

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avantage

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benefit, advantage

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bénéfice (financier)

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To make a profit

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profiter de quelque chose

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take advantage of, enjoy

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profiter à quelqu’un

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benefit, be of benefit to

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rentable

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profitable, viable

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rentabilité

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profitability, viability

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28
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bibliothèque

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library

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librairie

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bookshop, bookstore

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30
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break (vehicle)

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station wagon

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pause

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take a break

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32
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car (bus)

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coach

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voiture

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car

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voiture (train)

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carriage

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charger

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load

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faire payer quelqu’un

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to charge

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c’est payant

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there is a charge/a fee

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l’entrée est payante

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you have to pay to get in

39
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enfants à charge

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children to support

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circulation

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traffic

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diffusion (d’informations)

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circulation

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collège

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junior high school

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université

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college

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commander (restaurant)

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order

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diriger, ordonner à quelqu’un

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to command

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complet (hôtel)

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booked out, fully booked

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entier (comme un livre)

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complet

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compréhensif (personne)

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understanding

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exhaustif, complet

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comprehensive

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conforter

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reinforce, consolidate

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consoler quelqu’un

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to comfort someone

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confus

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embarassed

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embrouillé, désorienté

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confused

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congrès, séminaire

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conference

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conférence

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lecture

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connaitre quelqu’un (1er fois)

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to meet someone

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connaître en profondeur

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to be familiar with

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connaître l’existence

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have heard of/know of

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contrôler (vérifier)

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check

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un contrôle

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a test

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maitriser

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to control

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défendre (interdire)

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forbid, prohibit

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demander

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ask

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exiger

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demand

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démission

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resignation (to resign)

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inconvénient

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disadvantage, drawback

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incommode

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inconvenient

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divertissement

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enterntainment

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déviation

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diversion, detour

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éducation (à la maison)

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upbringing

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éduquer (un enfant)

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to bring up (a child)

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instruction (école)

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education

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c’est comme si c’était fait

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consider it done

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engagement

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commitment

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fillançailles

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engagement

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entreprise (initiative)

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entreprise

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essense

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petrol

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pétrole

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oil

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étranger (pays différent)

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foreigner

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éventuel

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possible, potential

81
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au final, à terme

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eventually, in the end