Don't get tricked by faux amis! 100 French words that look like English but mean something different.
🎯 What's inside:
• 100 false cognates for levels A2-B1
• Real meanings vs misleading translations
• Examples to avoid common mistakes
- actuellement
- currently [not actually]
- assister
- to attend [not to assist]
- attendre
- to wait [not to attend]
- la librairie
- bookstore [not library]
- la bibliothèque
- library [not bookstore]
- regarder
- to watch [not to regard]
- rester
- to stay [not to rest]
- la journée
- day [not journey]
- le voyage
- trip [not voyage at sea]
- demander
- to ask [not to demand]
- blesser
- to injure [not to bless]
- la chair
- flesh [not chair]
- la chance
- luck [not chance]
- le coin
- corner [not coin]
- la monnaie
- change/currency [not money]
- le conducteur
- driver [not conductor]
- la cave
- cellar [not cave]
- la figure
- face [not figure]
- la phrase
- sentence [not phrase]
- formidable
- wonderful [not formidable]
- large
- wide [not large]
- la location
- rental [not location]
- la prune
- plum [not prune]
- le raisin
- grape [not raisin]
- sensible
- sensitive [not sensible]
- sympathique
- nice/likeable [not sympathetic]
- le magazine
- magazine [not store]
- le magasin
- store [not magazine]
- la lecture
- reading [not lecture]
- la conférence
- lecture [not conference only]
- éventuellement
- possibly [not eventually]
- résumer
- to summarize [not to resume]
- reprendre
- to resume [not to reprimand]
- prévenir
- to warn [not to prevent]
- empêcher
- to prevent [not to impeach]
- préserver
- to protect [not to preserve food]
- décevoir
- to disappoint [not to deceive]
- tromper
- to deceive [not to trumpet]
- le médecin
- doctor [not medicine]
- le médicament
- medicine [not medication only]
- le pétrole
- oil [not petrol]
- l'essence
- gasoline/petrol [not essence]
- le bras
- arm [not bra]
- le tissu
- fabric [not tissue]
- le mouchoir
- tissue/handkerchief [not tissue paper]
- la caméra
- movie camera [not camera]
- l'appareil photo
- camera [not apparatus]
- le chef d'orchestre
- conductor [not chef]
- le caractère
- temperament [not character in story]
- le personnage
- character in story [not person]
- l'entrée
- starter course [not entrance]
- la bague
- ring [not bag]
- le sac
- bag [not sack]
- le régime
- diet [not regime only]
- le patron
- boss [not patron]
- la pièce
- room/coin [not piece]
- le costume
- suit [not costume]
- le déguisement
- costume/disguise [not costume only]
- la fabrique
- factory [not fabric]
- l'usine
- factory [not machine]
- achever
- to complete [not to achieve]
- réussir
- to achieve/succeed [not to reuse]
- le courant
- current [not courant]
- propre
- own/clean [not proper]
- la robe
- dress [not robe]
- le peignoir
- robe [not comb]
- le bureau
- office/desk [not bureau only]
- le front
- forehead [not front]
- l'affaire
- business/matter [not affair]
- la liaison
- connection [not liaison only]
- les nouvelles
- news [not novels]
- le roman
- novel [not romance]
- la recette
- recipe [not receipt]
- le reçu
- receipt [not received]
- le crayon
- pencil [not crayon]
- la formation
- training [not formation]
- le grief
- complaint [not grief]
- le deuil
- grief [not devil]
- joli
- pretty [not jolly]
- le surnom
- nickname [not surname]
- le nom de famille
- surname [not family name only]
- la marche
- walk/step [not march]
- le défilé
- parade/march [not defiled]
- le pépin
- seed/pit [not problem]
- la graine
- seed [not grain]
- ignorer
- to not know [not to ignore]
- le car
- coach bus [not car]
- la voiture
- car [not carriage only]
- la lunette
- telescope [not lunette]
- les lunettes
- glasses [not little moons]
- l'injure
- insult [not injury]
- la blessure
- injury [not blessing]
- introduire
- to insert [not to introduce]
- présenter
- to introduce [not to present only]
- le sang
- blood [not song]
- la chanson
- song [not chanson only]
- la montre
- watch [not monster]
- la journaliste
- journalist [not daily worker]
- la balance
- scale [not balance]
- la carte
- map/menu [not card]
