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Intermediate 2 False Friends Flashcards

1
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account

A

compte rendu,

compte de banque

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2
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acompte

A

deposit,
advance,
down payment

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3
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affair(s)

A

aventure/liaison romantique et sexuelle, de courte ou longue durée, entre 2 personnes non-mariées

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4
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(une bonne) affaire

affaires

A

a good thing/deal

business

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5
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alliance (English)

A

alliance (confédération)

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6
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alliance (French)

A

wedding ring,

alliance (between countries)

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amateur (English)

A

amateur (contraire de vétéran)

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amateur (French)

A

fan,
lover,
enthusiast,
amateur

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9
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ancient

A

antique

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10
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ancien

A

old,

former

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bureau (English)

A

bureau,
agency (FBI),
commode (chest of drawers)

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12
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bureau (French)

A

desk,

office

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13
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circulation (English)

A

tirage (d’un journal),

circulation (sanguine)

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14
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circulation (French)

A

traffic,

circulation (blood)

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15
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congress

A

congrès (politique)

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16
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congrès

A

congrès (politique),
convention,
symposium,
conference

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17
Q

date (English)

A

rendez-vous amoureux,
datte,
date

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18
Q

date (French)

A

date

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19
Q

derange

deranged

A

rendre fou

fou

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20
Q

déranger

A

bother

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21
Q

dire (English)

A

désastreux,

épouvantable

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22
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dire (French)

A

say,

tell

23
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effectively

A

efficacement

24
Q

effectivement (French)

A

actually,
really,
in fact,
indeed

25
Q

experience (English)

A

expérience (de vie)

26
Q

expérience (French)

A

experiment (scientific)

27
Q

inconvenient (adj.) (English)

A

inopportun,

incommode

28
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inconvénient (n.) (French)

A

drawback,

disadvantage

29
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issue (n.) (English)

A

problème,
question,
sujet

30
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issue (n.) (French)

A

exit,

way out

31
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large (English)

A

grand,

vaste

32
Q

large (French)

A

wide,

broad

33
Q

lunatic (adj.)

lunatic (n.)

A

fou, dément, cinglé

un fou/une folle, un(e) cinglé(e)

34
Q

lunatique

A

in Quebec: distracted, to have one’s head in the clouds

in France: crazy, insane

35
Q

novel

A

roman

36
Q

nouvelle

A

news,

short story

37
Q

occasion (English)

A

évènement

38
Q

occasion (French)

A

opportunity

39
Q

pass

A

passer (devant qqch),

réussir (un cours/un examen)

40
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passer (French)

A

take,
write or do (a test, but it depends on the type of test),
spend (time)

41
Q

pleasant

A

agréable

42
Q

plaisant

A

amusing

43
Q

pretend

A

faire semblant

44
Q

prétendre

A

claim,

assert

45
Q

purchase

A

acheter

46
Q

pourchasser

A

pursue,

hunt down

47
Q

realize/realise

A

sens commun : se rendre compte, prendre conscience de, découvrir
sens moins commun : accomplir, produire, créer

48
Q

réaliser

A

se rendre compte: carry out

accomplish, achieve, finish

49
Q

remark (n.)

remark on/upon (v.)

A

faire une remarque

faire des remarques sur/à propos de

50
Q

remarquer

faire remarquer

A

notice

point out

51
Q

rendezvous (n.) (English)

rendezvous (v.)

A

repaire (d’individus), rendez-vous galant, rendez-vous (militaire)
se retrouver, se réunir

52
Q

rendez-vous (French)

A

appointment (doctor/dentist),
date (sentimental),
meeting place

53
Q

reunion (English)

A

retrouvailles

54
Q

réunion (French)

A

meeting

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