Faux amis : C-D

Question 1

Une caméra

Answer 1

A movie camera

Question 2

Candide

Answer 2

“Naïve”

Question 3

Car

Answer 3

Is a conjunction: “because” or “for”

Question 4

Un Car

Answer 4

A “coach” or “bus”

Question 5

Un Caractère

Answer 5

Refers to the “character” or “temperament” of a person or thing

Question 6

Une Caution

Answer 6

A financial term meaning “guarantee,” “security,” “bail” or “backing”

Question 7

Un(e) Célibataire

Answer 7

Someone who is “single” / “unmarried”

Question 8

La Chance

Answer 8

“Luck”

Question 9

Une Charge

Answer 9

A “load” ; OR in a legal context, it means an “accusation”

Question 10

Un Collège

Answer 10

Junior High School

Question 11

Une Combine

Answer 11

An informal term for a “trick” or “scheme”

Question 12

Commander

Answer 12

Means to give an order OR to order a meal

Question 13

Commode

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As an adjective, it means “convenient” or “handy”

Question 14

Une Commode

Answer 14

A chest of drawers

Question 15

La Commodité

Answer 15

Convenience

Question 16

Complet / Complète

Answer 16

As an adjective, it means “complete,” “comprehensive,” “full” or “total”

Question 17

Un Complet

Answer 17

A men’s suit

Question 18

Compréhensif / Compréhensive

Answer 18

“Understanding” or “tolerant”

Question 19

Con(ne)

Answer 19

A vulgar word that literally refers to female genitalia, but usually means “idiot”

Question 20

Concerner

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To be “affected by” something

Question 21

Un Concierge

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The caretaker of a building or apartment complex

Question 22

Une Confidence

Answer 22

Something one “confides”

Question 23

Un Confident

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A “confidant”

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Confus(e)

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Means “ashamed” or “embarrassed”

Question 25

Un Courtisan

Answer 25

A “courtier”

Question 26

Une Courtisane

Answer 26

A prostitute

Question 27

Un Crayon (de couleur)

Answer 27

A pencil (colored pencil)

Question 28

Une Dame

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A lady

Question 29

Une Déception

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Means a “disappointment” or a “let-down”

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Décevoir

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Means “to disapoint”

Question 31

Un Défault

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A “flaw,” “fault,” “drawback” or “lack”

Question 32

Défiler

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Means to march past something

Question 33

Un Délai

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A time limit or deadline

Question 34

Délayer

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To “water down” something (in a cooking sense or when mixing paint)

Question 35

Délivrer

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Means “to set free” / “to rid some of…”

Question 36

Demander

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Means “to ask for”

Question 37

Un Démenti

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Refers to a “denial” or “refutation”

Question 38

Démentir

Answer 38

Means “to deny / refute”

Question 39

Déranger

Answer 39

Means “to bother / disturb / disrupt”

Question 40

Dispenser

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Means “to exempt” or “excuse from something”

Question 41

Douter

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Means “to doubt” or “be doubtful about”

Question 42

Se Douter

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Means “to suspect / imagine”

Question 43

Drauger

Answer 43

Informally: Means “to flirt” ; Formally: Means “to fish with a dragnet” OR “to dredge”