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Faux Amis Flashcards

1
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Prétendre

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To claim

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Attendre

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to wait, to expect

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To pretend (eng)

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faire semblant

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Attend (eng)

A 
Assister 
Suivre (des cours)
aller à
Servir
Être au service de
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Rester

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to stay with
to live on
to last

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Rest (eng)

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se reposer

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Actuel, Actuellement

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current

currently

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Actually (eng)

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en fait

vraiment

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Aviser

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to notify

to inform

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to advise (eng)

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conseiller

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agréable

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pleasant

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agreeable (eng)

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acceptable

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audience

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hearing (legal) (interview)

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Audience (eng)

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auditoire

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candide

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naive

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candid (eng)

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qui ne cache rien

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charger

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to load

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to charge (eng)

A

facturer (attention nom vs verbe)

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crier

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to shout
to scream
to yell
to cry out

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to cry (eng)

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pleurer

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défiance

sans défiance

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with mistrust

unsuspectingly

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defiance (eng)

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un act de défi

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demander

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to ask

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to demand (eng)

A

exiger

réclamer

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disgracieux

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awkward

inelegant

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disgraceful (eng)

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scandaleux

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exciter

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to provoque

to arouse

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excite (eng)

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J’ai hâte

Je suis enthousiaste à l’idée de…

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gardien

A 
guard
sitter
keeper
warden
goaler
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guardian (eng)

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protecteur

tuteur (legal)

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gentil

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kind

nice

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gentle (eng)

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doux

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injurier

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to shout abuse at

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injure (eng)

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blesser

se blesser

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intoxiquer

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to poison

to brainwash

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intoxicate (eng)

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envirer

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librairie

A

bookshop

bookstore

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library (eng)

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bibliothèque

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malicieux

A

mischevious

impish

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malicious (eng)

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méchant
malveillant
mauvais

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la monnaie

A

change

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money (eng)

A

de l’argent

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la peine

A

sorrow
sadness
effort
trouble

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pain (eng)

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douleur

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le grief

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grievance

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grief (eng)

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chagrin
peine
ennuis

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parent

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relatives (mom and dad)

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parent (eng)

A

mère et père

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pamphlet

A

(satirical) tract

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pamphlet (eng)

A

brochure

dépliant

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phrase

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sentence

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phrase (eng)

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locution

expression

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éditeur

A

publisher

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editor (eng)

to edit

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rédacteur en chef

réviser

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raisins

A

grapes

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raisin (eng)

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raisins secs

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ressentir

A

to feel

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to resent (eng)

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avoir du ressentiment

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résumer

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to summarize

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resume (eng)

A

reprendre

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rude

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harsh

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rude (eng)

A

grossier

impoli

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supporter

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to endure
to bear
to tolerate

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support (eng)

A

soutenir

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sympathique

A

nice
friendly
likeable

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sympathetic (eng)

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compatissant

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trivial

A

ordinary
colloquial
mundane

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trivial (eng)

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insignifiant

futile

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sensible

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sensitive

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sensible (eng)

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sensé

raisonnable

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ombrelle

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parasol

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umbrella (eng)

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parapluie

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nomination

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appointment

promotion

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nomination (eng)

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mise en candidature

proposition de candidat

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conférence

A

lecture

talk

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conference (eng)

A

colloque

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