False Friends Flashcards

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achever

A

to finish, end, complete or destroy, kill

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actuel

A

present, current

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actuellment

A

currently, right now

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ancien

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old, former

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agréable

A

pleasant, nice

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agrément

A

charm, attractiveness, pleasantness

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aimer

A

like, love

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apologie

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praise

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assister (à)

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to attend

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assumer

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to take on responsibility, control, to hold a role

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attendre

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to wait for

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12
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attirer

A

to attract

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blesser

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to wound, injure, offend

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bout

A

end, tip, bit

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15
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caractère

A

character or temperament

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16
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case

A

square, box, compartment, hut/cabin

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17
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cave

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cellar, basement, vault

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18
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ceinture

A

belt

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19
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chair

A

flesh

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20
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chance

A

luck

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21
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Christian

A

name not devotion

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22
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coin

A

corner, figuratively - local

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23
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le collège

A

high school

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24
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la course

A

trip, journey, race

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25
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le crayon

A

pencil

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26
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crier

A

to scream or shout

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27
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décevoir

A

to disappoint

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28
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le déception

A

a disappointment or let-down

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29
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le défaut

A

flaw, fault, drawback, lack

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30
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défendre

A

to forbid

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31
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délivrer

A

to set free, rid someone of, to issue

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32
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demander

A

to ask

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33
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déranger

A

to bother, disturb, disrupt

sometimes deranged

34
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l’entrée (f)

A

hors-d’oeuvre or appetizer

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(avoir) envie

A

to want or feel like something

36
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éventuellement

A

possibly, if need be, even

37
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embrasser

A

to kiss

38
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expérience

A

experience, experiement

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formidable

A

great, terrific

40
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gentil

A

nice, kind, good

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gros

A

fat, heavy, serious

42
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ignorer

A

to be ignorant, or unaware of something

43
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inhabité

A

uninhabited

44
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le injure

A

insult or abuse

45
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issue

A

exit, conclusion

46
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joli

A

pretty, attractive

47
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la journée

A

a day

48
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le journal

A

newspaper, journal

49
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justement

A

exactly, in fact, rightly, speaking of which

50
Q

la librairie

A

bookstore

51
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le médecin

A

doctor

52
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misérable

A

destitute, impoverished, shabby

53
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monnaie

A

currency, coins, change

54
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occasion

A

occasion, circumstance, opportunity, second-hand purchase

55
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avoir l’occasion

A

have a/the chance to

56
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opportunité

A

timeliness, appropriateness

57
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le parti

A

political party, option or course of action, a match

58
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prendre un parti

A

to make a decision

59
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la partie

A

part, field/subject, a game, party in a trial

60
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un parent

A

any relative

61
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parent (adj)

A

related

62
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une personne

A

person

63
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personne (pronoun)

A

anyone, no one

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pièce

A

piece (only of broken pieces), room, sheet of paper, coin, play

65
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prétendre

A

to claim or assert

66
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quitter

A

to leave

67
Q

le raisin

A

grape

68
Q

rater

A

to misfire, miss, mess up, fail

69
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réaliser

A

to fulfill or achieve

70
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rester

A

to stay or remain

71
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la robe

A

dress, frock, gown

72
Q

a robe de mariée

A

wedding dress

73
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sale

A

dirty

74
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saler

A

to salt

75
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supplier

A

to beg, beseech, implore

76
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sympathique

A

nice, likable, friendly, kindly

77
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sympa

A

nice, likable, friendly, kindly

78
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supporter

A

to bear, endure, put up with

79
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type

A

type, kind, epitome

informal - guy

80
Q

unique

A

before noun - only

after noun - unique, one of a kind

81
Q

vilain

A

ugly, bad, nasty

82
Q

Prétendu

A

Alleged, supposed