{"id":75,"date":"2009-03-30T09:11:43","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T13:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=75"},"modified":"2009-03-30T09:11:43","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T13:11:43","slug":"french-language-faux-amis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-language-faux-amis\/","title":{"rendered":"French Language – Faux Amis"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you’re learning French and especially, when you’re trying to speak French, you can get easily confused or confuse others with these deceitful false friends or false cognates. \u00a0Faux amis<\/em>, as they are called in French, are pairs of words that seem to be similar in two different languages, but in fact, are not. \u00a0I’ll list some common French-English false cognates in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
French word<\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/td>\nFor… in English<\/strong><\/td>\nUse…in French<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
actuel<\/em><\/td>\npresent, up-to-date<\/td>\nactual<\/td>\nr\u00e9el<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
adepte<\/em><\/td>\nfollower, enthusiast<\/td>\nadept<\/td>\ncomp\u00e9tent, expert<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
affluence<\/em><\/td>\ncrowd<\/td>\naffluence<\/td>\nrichesse<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
agenda<\/em><\/td>\ndatebook<\/td>\nagenda<\/td>\nordre du jour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aire<\/em><\/td>\narea<\/td>\nair<\/td>\nair<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
attendre<\/em><\/td>\nwait for<\/td>\nattend<\/td>\nassister<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avertissement<\/em><\/td>\nwarning<\/td>\nadvertisement<\/td>\npublicit\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blesser<\/em><\/td>\ninjure<\/td>\nbless<\/td>\nb\u00e9nir<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bride<\/em><\/td>\nbridle<\/td>\nbride<\/td>\nmari\u00e9e<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cam\u00e9ra<\/em><\/td>\nmovie camera<\/td>\ncamera<\/td>\nappareil photo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
car<\/em><\/td>\ncoach, bus<\/td>\ncar<\/td>\nvoiture<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
caution<\/em><\/td>\nfinancial guarantee<\/td>\ncaution<\/td>\nprudence<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
compr\u00e9hensif<\/em><\/td>\nunderstanding<\/td>\ncomprehensive<\/td>\ncomplet<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
contr\u00f4ler<\/em><\/td>\ncheck, monitor<\/td>\ncontrol<\/td>\nma\u00eetriser<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
course<\/em><\/td>\ntrip, journey, race<\/td>\ncourse<\/td>\ncours<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crayon<\/em><\/td>\npencil<\/td>\ncrayon<\/td>\ncrayon de couleur<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crier<\/em><\/td>\nshout<\/td>\ncry<\/td>\npleurer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
demander<\/em><\/td>\nask<\/td>\ndemand<\/td>\nexiger<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9ventuellement<\/em><\/td>\npossibly<\/td>\neventually<\/td>\nfinalement<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
informations<\/em><\/td>\nnews<\/td>\ninformation<\/td>\nrenseignement<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
location<\/em><\/td>\nrent, lease<\/td>\nlocation<\/td>\nendroit<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
noise<\/em><\/td>\nquarrel<\/td>\nnoise<\/td>\nbruit<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pays<\/em><\/td>\ncountry<\/td>\nto pay<\/td>\npayer (conjugated)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
raisin<\/em><\/td>\ngrape<\/td>\nraisin<\/td>\nraisin sec<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r\u00e2pe<\/em><\/td>\ngrater, grinder<\/td>\nrape<\/td>\nvioler<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
recette<\/em><\/td>\nrecipe<\/td>\nreceipt<\/td>\nre\u00e7u, ticket de caisse<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\nsummary<\/td>\nr\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/td>\nCV<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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When you’re learning French and especially, when you’re trying to speak French, you can get easily confused or confuse others with these deceitful false friends or false cognates. \u00a0Faux amis, as they are called in French, are pairs of words that seem to be similar in two different languages, but in fact, are not. \u00a0I’ll…<\/p>\n

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