faux amis e-f Flashcards
éducation
upbringing, manners.
instruction, enseignement
education
éligible or admissible, avoir droit à, remplir/satisfaire les conditions requises pour.
To be eligible, éligible is only eligigble for political office
enamel.
un email, un courriel
embarras
trouble or confusion as well as embarrassment.
embarrasser, gêner.
to embarrass
embrasser
to kiss, or can be used formally to mean to espouse.
étreindre or enlacer.
to embrace
émergence
emergence or source.
un cas urgent or un imprévu.
an emergency
employer
to use, employ.
un patron, un employeur
an employer
enchanté
enchanted or delighted, and is most commonly used upon meeting someone, the way “It’s nice to meet you” is used in English.
engagement
commitment, promise, agreement; (finance) investing, liabilities; (negotiations) opening, start; (sports) kick-off; (contest) entry. It never means a marital engagement.
one’s engagement to be married.
: les fiançailles
engrosser
to knock up, get someone pregnant.
absorber, captiver
to engross
Enthousiaste
both a noun – enthusiast - and adjective - -enthusiastic.
avoir envie de
means to want or to feel like something: Je n’ai pas envie de travailler - I don’t want to work (feel like working). The verb envier, however, does mean to envy
- J’envie le courage à Jean.
i envy john’s courage
escroc
a crook or swindler.
étiquette
etiquette or protocole, it can be a sticker or label.
étiquette, convenances, or protocole.
etiquette
éventuel
possible: le résultat éventuel - the possible outcome.
eventual
it can be translated by a relative clause like qui s’ensuit or qui a résulté or by an adverb like finalement. - eventual
éventuellement
possibly, if need be, or even: Vous pouvez éventuellement prendre ma voiture - You can even take my car / You can take my car if need be.
finalement, à la longue, or tôt ou tard : I will eventually do it - Je le ferai finalement / tôt ou tard
eventually
évidence
obviousness, an obvious fact, or prominence.
le témoignage or la preuve.
evidence
évincer
to oust, supplant, or evict
manifester or faire preuve de
to evidence
exceptionnel
exceptional or special in the sense of out-of-the-ordinary, unexpected.
expérience
both experience and experiment: J’ai fait une expérience - I did an experiment. J’ai eu une expérience intéressante - I had an interesting experience.
English:
Experience shows that … - L’expérience démontre que… He experienced some difficulties - Il a rencontré des difficultés.
expérimenter
experiment, test, or apparatus
fabrique
workmanship
tissu or étoffe.
fabric,
fabric of society - structure de societé
facilité
ease, easiness, ability, or aptitude.
façon
way, as in voilà la façon dont il procède - this is the way he does it. It can be translated by fashion when it is synonymous with way or manner, as in à ma façon - in my fashion / my way.
fastidieux
tedious, tiresome, or boring
minutieux, méticuleux, tatillon.
attentive to detail, exacting, fastidious
fendre
to split or to chop.
se débrouiller
to fend, to fend off means parer or détourner.
filer
to spin (e.g., cotton or thread) or to prolong.
la pellicule.
a film (on something)
enfin or en dernier lieu.
finally
flemme
informal word for laziness. It’s commonly used in the expressions “avoir la flemme” (J’ai la flemme d’y aller - I can’t be bothered to go) and “tirer sa flemme” - to loaf about.
flirter
to flirt or to go out with/date someone.
Flirt (E) is flirter or, informally, draguer
fluide
is a noun: fluid, or an adjective: fluid, flowing, flexible. Il a du fluide - He has mysterious powers.
fond
bottom or back (n)
forcement
inevitably or necessarily.
avec force or avec vigueur.
forcefully
forfait
fixed, set, or all-inclusive price; a package deal; or, in sports, a withdrawal.
formation
to training as well as formation/forming.
format
size
noun refers to présentation; as a verb it means formater or mettre en forme
format
formidable
great or terrific; almost the opposite of the English. Ce film est formidable ! - This is a great movie!
L’opposition est redoutable/effrayante.
the opposition is formidable.
fort
strong or loud as well as a noun - fort.
un fort or fortin.
fort
four
oven, kiln, or furnace.
fourniture
supplying or provision. It’s from the verb fournir: to supply or provide.
foyer
home, family, or fireplace as well as a foyer.
un foyer, un hall, or un vestibule.
foyer
une fronde
a sling, slingshot, or catapult; a revolt; or a frond.
front
front, forehead.
futile
futile but is more likely to be frivolous or trivial.
vain
futile
