Faux amis : E-F Flashcards

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Éducation

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Refers to “upbringing” or “manners”

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Embrasser

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Means “to kiss” ; Can be used formally to “espouse” (ideas or a cause)

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Un Engagement

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Any “agreement,” “commitment,” “promise” or “obligation”

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Une Entrée

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An “appetizer”

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Un Estroc

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A “crook” or “swindler”

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Une Étiquette

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A “sticker” or “label”

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Éventuel(le)

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Means “possible”

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Éventuellement

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Means “possibly” / “if need be”

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Une Expérience

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An “experience” or an “experiment”

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Une Exploitation

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Can mean “usage” or “exploitation”

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Un Exploitant

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A farmer

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Une Fabrique

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A factory

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La Facilité

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Means “ease,” “easiness,” “ability” or “aptitude”

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Un Facteur

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Can mean both: a “factor” AND a mailman / postman

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Fastidieux / Fastidieuse

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Means “tedious,” “tiresome” or “boring”

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Une Figure

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French term for a “face”

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Flair

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A dog’s ability to smell

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La flemme

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Informal term for “laziness”

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Forcément

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Means “inevitably” or “necessarily”

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Un Format

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Means “size”

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Formidable

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Means “great” or “terrific”