Intermediate 2 False Cognates Flashcards by Robin Marchand

Q

account

A

compte rendu
compte de banque

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acompte

A

deposit
advance
down payment

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affair(s)

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aventure/liaison romantique et sexuelle

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(une bonne) affaire(s)

A

a good thing/deal
business

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alliance (en)

A

alliance (confédération)

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alliance (fr)

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wedding ring
alliance (between countries)

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amateur

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amateur (contraire de vétéran)

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amateur (d’art)

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fan
lover
enthusiast

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ancient

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antique

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ancien

A

old
former

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bureau (en)

A

bureau
agency (FBI)
commode (chest of drawers)

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bureau (fr)

A

desk
office

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circulation (en)

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tirage (d’un journal)
circulation (sanguine)

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circulation (fr)

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traffic
circulation (blood)

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congress

A

congrès (politique)

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congrès

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congress (political)
convention
conference

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date (en)

A

rendez-vous amoureux
date

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date (fr)

A

date

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derange

A

rendre fou

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déranger

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to bother
to disturb

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effectively

A

efficacement

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effectivement

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actually
really
in fact
indeed

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experience

A

expérience (de vie)

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expérience

A

experiment (scientific)

inconvenient

inopportun incommode

inconvénient

drawback disadvantage

issue (en)

problème question sujet

issue (fr)

exit way out

large (en)

grand vaste

large (fr)

wide broad

location (en)

localisation emplacement lieu endroit

location (fr)

rental rent

lunatic

fou dement cinglé

lunatique

in Quebec: distracted, to have one's head in the clouds in France: crazy, insane

novel

roman

nouvelle

news short story

occasion (en)

événement

occasion (fr)

opportunity

pass

passer (devant qqch) réussir (un cours/examen)

passer

take spend (time)

pleasant

agréable

plaisant

amusing

pretend

faire semblant

prétendre

claim assert

purchase

acheter

pourchasser

pursue hunt down

realize/realise

se rendre compte prendre conscience de découvrir

réaliser

carry out accomplish achieve finish

remark

faire une remarque

remarquer faire remarquer

notice point out

rendezvous

repaire (d'individus) rendez-vous galant rendez-vous (militaire)

rendez-vous

appointment (doctor) date (sentimental) meeting place

reunion

retrouvailles

réunion

meeting