Flashcards in faux amis - s (cont) - t- Deck (47):
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standard
switchboard. As an adjective, it's the same as standard.
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une norme, un critère, un niveau
standard
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station
transportation stops: station d'autobus (bus stop), station de métro (subway station), station de taxis (taxi rank). It can also be used, as in English, to refer to an observation or research station.
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placer, poster, or installer
to station
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la gendarmermie
police station
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store
blind, shade, or awning.
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mettre en réserve
store
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string
G-string or thong.
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une ficelle, un fil, une corde.
a string
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convenir à
to suit
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supplier
to beg, beseech, or implore.
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fournir, procurer, or approvisionner.
to supply
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provision, une réserve, un stock, or une alimentation
noun, supply
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supporter
to support or hold up, as well as to endure or put up with something.
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soutenir
to support qua enduring something
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un chirurgien.
a surgeon
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susceptible
sensitive, touchy, or thin-skinned, or else capable or likely (est-il susceptible de... - is he capable of / likely to...)
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sensible, ouvert, or accessible à
prédisposé à (une maladie).
susceptible
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sympathie
to friendship. In literary French, it can mean sympathy, compassion
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compassion, condoléances
sympathy
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compatissant or de sympathie.
sympathetic
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sympathique
nice, likeable, friendly, kindly.
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un tarif
price list or rate as well as a tariff.
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timbre
a stamp or the timbre of a voice/instrument
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bois d'oeuvre
timber
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un pneu.
a tire
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fatiguer or lasser,
to tire
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tirer
to pull (to draw, too?)
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ton
noun - tone, pitch
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une tonne or un tonneau
a ton
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tongs
flip-flops or thongs (for your feet - the other kind of thong is un string).
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pinces.
tongs
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tour
masculine, refers to a walk around, trip, turn, or lathe. Une tour is a tower
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un voyage or une visite
a tour
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tourniquet
something that revoles: turnstile, revolving door, turbine, but it can also indicate a tourniquet or court-martial.
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trafiquer
to traffic in the sense of something illegal (guns, drugs, etc). In addition, it means to tamper with or doctor, as in On a trafiquer les freins - Someone tampered with the brakes.
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traîner
to pull or drag, or to lag behind.
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former, instruire, entraîner.
to trainer
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trépasser
to pass away
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s'introduire sans permission
to trespass
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Truand
gangster
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truc
thing, trick, thingamajig.
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un camion
truck
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truculent
vivid, colorful, racy, larger than life
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brutal, aggressif.
truculent, angry, predisposed to fight
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un type
guy or bloke. In the normal register, it can mean type, kind, or epitome. Quel type de moto ? - What kind of motorbike? Le type de l'égoïsme - The epitome of selfishness.
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