faux amis -g - h - i Flashcards
gave
mountain stream.
gendre
a son-in-law.
le sexe
gender
doux, aimable, modéré, or léger: He is gentle with his hands - Il a la main douce. A gentle breeze - une brise légère.
gentile
gardien
very general term that can indicate anyone who guards someone or something: warden, keeper, guard, attendant, caretaker. It can also be figurative.
gardian, protecteur, tuteur.
guardian
gommer
to erase, rub out, take away, or exfoliate. It can mean to gum as in to put gum on.
grade
rank (in administration), degree (in academia), or grade (in math).
une note
a grade you receive in class
une grappe
a cluster: une grappe de raisins - a bunch of grapes, grappes humaines - clusters of people.
un grief
a grievance: Il me fait grief d’être au chômage - He holds my unemployed status against me.
grossier, fruste, or (informally) dégueullasse
gross
un mec, gars, or type
a guy
habileté
a skill, cleverness, a talent, or a skillful move.
une aptitude, une capacité, or une compétence.
ability
habit
one’s dress or outfit; habits means clothes.
habitude, coutume
habit
haineux
from haine - hatred. It means malevolent or full of hatred.
odieux, atroce, abominable.
heinous
hasard
hazard, it can mean coincidence, chance (e.g., a chance meeting), or fate. Par hasard - by chance.
un risque, danger, or péril.
hazard
hisser
to hoist, heave, haul up.
siffler or chuinter.
to hiss
histoire
to history or just a story.
maison, foyer, or chez-soi.
home
humeur
mood or temperament.
humour or comique
humor
glacial, glacé, or verglacé
icy
idéologie
an ideology, but is usually used in a pejorative sense: ideology or philosophy based on sophomoric or illogical arguments.
ignorant
unaware of, although it can mean ignorant (E). It can also be a noun - ignoramus.
The French word ignorant doesn’t distinguish between unaware and uneducated.
ignorer
to be ignorant (E) or unaware of something: j’ignore tout de cette affaire - I know nothing about this business.
ne tenir aucun compte de, ne pas relever, and ne pas prêter attention à.
to deliberately not pay attention to something or someone
impair
odd or uneven
diminuer or affaiblir
to impair
important
important in the sense of significant or authoritative, important (F) can also mean large, considerable, substantial.
inopportun, importun, gênant, peu pratique, malcommode.
inconvenient
un inconvénient
is a disadvantage, drawback, or risk.
imposition, des impôts
taxes
inconsistent
flimsy, weak, colorless, runny, or watery
inconséquent, incompatible
inconsistent
infect
revolting, obnoxious, squalid, vile, horrible.
infecter, contaminer.
to infect
informer, avertir, aviser, or renseigner.
to inform
une information
Une information refers to a single piece of information, while des informations is equivalent to the general English term information. In addition, une information can indicate an official inquiry or investigation.
Information (E) means des renseignements or informations.
informatiser
to computerize.
ingrat
adj - ungrateful, bleak, unreliable, or unattractive - or a noun: ingrate, ungrateful person.
un ingrat
ingrate
inhabité
uninhabited
habité
inhabited
un injure
un insult or term of abuse.
une blessure
an injury
inscription
text inscriptions. However, it is also a general term for action as well as registration or enrollment.
insolation
sunstroke or sunshine.
insulation
isolation
instance
authority, official proceedings, or insistence.
intégral
complete, unabridged, or total.
integral
intégrant or constituant.
intéressant
interesting, it can mean attractive, worthwhile, or favorable (e.g., a price or offer).
intoxiqué
poisoned.
ivre.
drunk
introduire
to place, insert, or introduce into. It is not used in the sense of introducing one person to another.
présenter.
to introduce (someone to someone else)
isolation
isolement or quarantaine.
inviter
to invite and to treat (someone to a meal/drink).
