Faux amis : E-F Flashcards
Éducation
Refers to “upbringing” or “manners”
Embrasser
Means “to kiss” ; Can be used formally to “espouse” (ideas or a cause)
Un Engagement
Any “agreement,” “commitment,” “promise” or “obligation”
Une Entrée
An “appetizer”
Un Estroc
A “crook” or “swindler”
Une Étiquette
A “sticker” or “label”
Éventuel(le)
Means “possible”
Éventuellement
Means “possibly” / “if need be”
Une Expérience
An “experience” or an “experiment”
Une Exploitation
Can mean “usage” or “exploitation”
Un Exploitant
A farmer
Une Fabrique
A factory
La Facilité
Means “ease,” “easiness,” “ability” or “aptitude”
Un Facteur
Can mean both: a “factor” AND a mailman / postman
Fastidieux / Fastidieuse
Means “tedious,” “tiresome” or “boring”
Une Figure
French term for a “face”
Flair
A dog’s ability to smell
La flemme
Informal term for “laziness”
Forcément
Means “inevitably” or “necessarily”
Un Format
Means “size”
Formidable
Means “great” or “terrific”
