faux amis - s (cont) - t- Flashcards
standard
switchboard. As an adjective, it’s the same as standard.
une norme, un critère, un niveau
standard
station
transportation stops: station d’autobus (bus stop), station de métro (subway station), station de taxis (taxi rank). It can also be used, as in English, to refer to an observation or research station.
placer, poster, or installer
to station
la gendarmermie
police station
store
blind, shade, or awning.
mettre en réserve
store
string
G-string or thong.
une ficelle, un fil, une corde.
a string
convenir à
to suit
supplier
to beg, beseech, or implore.
fournir, procurer, or approvisionner.
to supply
provision, une réserve, un stock, or une alimentation
noun, supply
supporter
to support or hold up, as well as to endure or put up with something.
soutenir
to support qua enduring something
un chirurgien.
a surgeon
susceptible
sensitive, touchy, or thin-skinned, or else capable or likely (est-il susceptible de… - is he capable of / likely to…)
sensible, ouvert, or accessible à
prédisposé à (une maladie).
susceptible
sympathie
to friendship. In literary French, it can mean sympathy, compassion
compassion, condoléances
sympathy
compatissant or de sympathie.
sympathetic
sympathique
nice, likeable, friendly, kindly.
un tarif
price list or rate as well as a tariff.
timbre
a stamp or the timbre of a voice/instrument
bois d’oeuvre
timber
un pneu.
a tire
fatiguer or lasser,
to tire
tirer
to pull (to draw, too?)
ton
noun - tone, pitch
une tonne or un tonneau
a ton
tongs
flip-flops or thongs (for your feet - the other kind of thong is un string).
pinces.
tongs
tour
masculine, refers to a walk around, trip, turn, or lathe. Une tour is a tower
un voyage or une visite
a tour
tourniquet
something that revoles: turnstile, revolving door, turbine, but it can also indicate a tourniquet or court-martial.
trafiquer
to traffic in the sense of something illegal (guns, drugs, etc). In addition, it means to tamper with or doctor, as in On a trafiquer les freins - Someone tampered with the brakes.
traîner
to pull or drag, or to lag behind.
former, instruire, entraîner.
to trainer
trépasser
to pass away
s’introduire sans permission
to trespass
Truand
gangster
truc
thing, trick, thingamajig.
un camion
truck
truculent
vivid, colorful, racy, larger than life
brutal, aggressif.
truculent, angry, predisposed to fight
un type
guy or bloke. In the normal register, it can mean type, kind, or epitome. Quel type de moto ? - What kind of motorbike? Le type de l’égoïsme - The epitome of selfishness.
un type, un genre, une espèce, une sorte, une marque,
type
