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French False Cognates Flashcards

This deck presents many of the most common English-to-French mistranslations.

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Translate to French:

to assist

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aider à

Note: The French word assister à means “to attend.”

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Translate to French:

to bless

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bénir

Note: The French word blesser means “to injure, to hurt.”

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to cry

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pleurer

Note: The French word crier means “to scream, to yell.”

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to demand

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commander

Note: The French word demander means “to ask.”

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to hate

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haïr, détester

Note: The French word hâter means “to hurry.”

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Translate to French:

to resume

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reprendre

Note: The French word résumer means “to summarize.” Also note that if you want to say that you are resuming something after a long period of time, you could also use the verb recommencer.

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Translate to French:

actual, true

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vrai

Note: The French word actuel means “current.”

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Translate to French:

actually, in fact

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en fait

Note: The French word actuellement means “currently, presently.”

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Translate to French:

a cave

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une grotte

Note: The French word une cave means “a cellar.”

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a chair

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une chaise

Note: The French word la chair means “flesh.”

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Translate to French:

eventually

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finalement

Note: The French word éventuellement means “possibly.”

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Translate to French:

a lecture

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un cours magistral

Note: The French word la lecture means “reading.”

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Translate to French:

a library

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une bibliothèque

Note: The French word une librairie means “a bookshop.”

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Translate to French:

money

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l’argent

Note: The French word la monnaie means “change.”

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Translate to French:

a process

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un processus

Note: The French word un procès means “a trial.”

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Translate to French:

to pretend

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faire semblant

Note: The French word prétendre means “to claim.”

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Translate to French:

sensible, reasonable

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raisonnable

Note: The French word sensible means “sensitive.”

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Translate to French:

a tissue

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un mouchoir

Note: The French word le tissu means “fabric.”

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an advertisement

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une publicité, une pub

Note: The French word une avertissement means “a warning.”

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Translate to French:

the entrée

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le plat principal

Note: The French word une entrée means “an appetizer.”

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a figure, a shape

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une forme

Note: The French word la figure means “the face.”

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Translate to French:

a glass

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un verre

Note: The French word la glace means “ice.”

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Translate to French:

the location

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l’emplacement

Note: The French word une location means “a rental (property).”

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Translate to French:

a patron (a customer)

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un client

Note: The French word un patron means “a boss.”

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# Translate to French: Caution! OR to caution, to warn
Attention! OU prévenir ## Footnote Note: The French word *une caution* means "a guarantee."
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# Translate to French: four
quatre ## Footnote Note: The French word *un four* means "an oven."
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# Translate to French: humor
l'humour ## Footnote Note: The French word *l'humeur* means "the mood."
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# Translate to French: pain
la douleur ## Footnote Note: The French word *le pain* means "bread."
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# Translate to French: a grape
un raisin ## Footnote Note: The French word *un raisin sec* means "a raisin."
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# Translate to French: a hazard
un danger ## Footnote Note: The French word *le hasard* means "luck, chance."
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# Translate to French: medicine (the field); medicine
la médecine; les médicaments ## Footnote Note: The French word *un médecin* means "a doctor."
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# Translate to French: to license, to authorize
autoriser ## Footnote Note: The French word *licencier* means "to fire, to dismiss."
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# Translate to French: to pass (an exam)
réussir à (un examen) ## Footnote Note: The French word *passer (un examen)* means "to take (an exam)."
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# Translate to French: to realize
se rendre compte ## Footnote Note: The French word *réaliser* means "to carry out, to achieve."
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# Translate to French: to rest
se reposer ## Footnote Note: The French word *rester* means "to remain, to stay."
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# Translate to French: deception
la tromperie ## Footnote Note: The French word *la déception* means "disappointment."
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# Translate to French: sympathetic
compatissant ## Footnote Note: The French word *sympathique* means "nice, agreeable."
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# Translate to French: an affair
une liaison ## Footnote Note: The French word *les affaires* means "business."
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# Translate to French: the audience
les spectateurs ## Footnote Note: The French word *une audience* means "a hearing."
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# Translate to French: a bachelor
un célibataire ## Footnote Note: The French word *un bachelier* means "a high school graduate."
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# Translate to French: a casserole
un ragoût ## Footnote Note: The French word *une casserole* means "a saucepan."
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# Translate to French: a college, a university
une université ## Footnote Note: The French word *un collège* means "a middle school, a junior high school."
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# Translate to French: a degree, a diploma
un diplôme ## Footnote Note: The French word *un degré* means "a degree (the unit of measurement)."
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# Translate to French: to injure
blesser ## Footnote Note: The French word *injurier* means "to insult."
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# Translate to French: a stage, a step
une étape ## Footnote Note: The French word *un stage* means "an internship."
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# Translate to French: the stage
la scène ## Footnote Note: The French word *un stage* means "an internship."
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# Translate to French: a place
un endroit ## Footnote Note: The French word *une place* means "a public square, a plaza."
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# Translate to French: offensive, insulting
injurieux ## Footnote Note: The French word *offensif* means "aggressive."
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# Translate to French: an issue, a topic
un sujet ## Footnote Note: The French word *l'issue* means "the exit."
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# Translate to French: engaged
fiancé ## Footnote Note: The French word *engagé* means "committed, involved." Like in English, the French word *fiancé* can also be used as a noun.
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# Translate to French: a character
un personnage ## Footnote Note: The French word *le caractère* means "character, personality."
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# Translate to French: an argument, a dispute
une dispute ## Footnote Note: The French word *un argument* means "a reason, a line of reasoning."
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# Translate to French: to quit
démissioner, abandonner ## Footnote Note: The French word *quitter* means "to leave."
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# Translate to French: to introduce
présenter ## Footnote Note: The French word *introduire* means "to insert."
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# Translate to French: secular
laïque ## Footnote Note: The French word *séculaire* means "centuries-old."
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# Translate to French: to support
soutenir ## Footnote Note: The French word *supporter* means "to put up with."
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# Translate to French: isolation
l'isolement ## Footnote Note: The French word *l'isolation* means "insulation."
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# Translate to French: chance, risk
le risque ## Footnote Note: The French word *la chance* means "luck."
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# Translate to French: a decade
une décennie ## Footnote Note: The French word *une décade* means "a period of ten days."
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# Translate to French: a surname, a family name
un nom de famille ## Footnote Note: The French word *un surnom* means "a nickname."

French Level 4 (26 decks)

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