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French vocab
Faux amis
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Language - French
Undergraduate 4
06/29/2010

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orignal (m.)
Definition
moose
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écureil (m.)
Definition
squirrel
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coyote (m.)
Definition
coyote
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corbeau (m.)
Definition
crow
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raton laveur (m.)
Definition
racoon
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moufette (f.)
Definition
skunk
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moineau (m.)
Definition
sparrow
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souris (f.)
Definition
mouse
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marmotte (f.)
Definition
marmot
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suisse (f.)
Definition
chipmunk
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lapin (m.)
Definition
rabbit
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couguar (m.)
Definition
cougar
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renard (m.)
Definition
fox
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blaireau (m.)
Definition
badger
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cerf (m.)
Definition
deer
Term
chèvre de montagne (f.)
Definition
mountain goat
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boeuf musqué (m.)
Definition
muskox
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accuser réception de
Definition
acknowledge receiving
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achever
Definition
to finish, to end
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acquit
Definition
receipt
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actif
Definition
assets
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action
Definition
shares, stocks
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addition
Definition
bill
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affaire
Definition
business, things
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agent
Definition
policeman
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agréer
Definition
accept, approve
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agrément
Definition
please, amusement, charm
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amateur
Definition
lover, fan
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amende
Definition
fine
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ancien
Definition
old, former
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société anonyme
Definition
Incorporated
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anticipation
Definition
advance (salary)
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appareil
Definition
device, apparatus, systems
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appointments
Definition
salary
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arranger
Definition
to mend,tidy, suit
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avantageux
Definition
becoming, reasonable, profitable
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bachelier
Definition
someone who has the bac
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bail
Definition
lease, caution
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blonde
Definition
light beer
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brassière
Definition
child's sweater
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bride
Definition
bridle
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brut
Definition
raw, rough
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poids brut
Definition
gross weight
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sucre brut
Definition
raw sugar
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bulletin
Definition
ticket
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bureau de tabac
Definition
tobacco shop
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cabine
Definition
booth
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cabinet de dentiste
Definition
dentist's office
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cabinet de toilette
Definition
dressing room
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cabinet de travail
Definition
study
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cabinet noir
Definition
dark room
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cadet
Definition
junior
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canapé
Definition
sofa, couch
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carton
Definition
cardboard
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change
Definition
exchange
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lettre de change
Definition
bill of exchange
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bureau de change
Definition
foreign exchange office
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circulation
Definition
traffic
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circulation en sens unique
Definition
one-way traffic
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accidents de la circulation
Definition
road accidents
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défense de circuler sur l'herbe
Definition
keep off the grass
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cité
Definition
housing development
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collège
Definition
grammar school, highschool
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combinaison
Definition
slip (lingerie)
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comédien
Definition
actor
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compétition
Definition
rivalry
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café complet
Definition
coffee with a bun
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thé complet
Definition
tea with cookies
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contrôleur
Definition
inspector
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billet de correspondance
Definition
transfer ticket
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corsage
Definition
bodice, blouse
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crû
Definition
raw
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vin de cru
Definition
local wine
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déception
Definition
disappointment
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délicieux
Definition
charming, delightful
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déposer
Definition
to deposit
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deshonnête
Definition
improper, unseemly
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détail
Definition
retail
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distraction
Definition
recreation
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distribution
Definition
delivery (letters), casting
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dresser
Definition
set up table, train
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dresser les oreilles
Definition
to prick up ears
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se dresser
Definition
to stand, rise
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embarras
Definition
difficulty, fuss, hindrance
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embrasser
Definition
to take up, include
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entretenir
Definition
to maintain, support, keep up
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étiquette (f.)
Definition
label, ticket
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éventuel
Definition
possible, uncertain
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exhiber
Definition
to present, produce
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expérience
Definition
experiment, test
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personne expérimenté
Definition
experienced person
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exposer
Definition
to exhibit
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exposition
Definition
exhibition, exposure (Photo.)
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figure (f.)
Definition
+face, air, appearance
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figurer (v.)
Definition
to act
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fine
Definition
best quality brandy
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friction (f.)
Definition
rubdown
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se garder de
Definition
to refrain from, to abstain
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Dieu m'en garde!
Definition
God forbid!
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génie (f.)
Definition
engineering
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gentil
Definition
pretty, aimiable, kind
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grappe (f.)
Definition
bunch
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halle (f.)
Definition
market, marketplace
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avoir hâte
Definition
to be in a hurry, to be anxious to
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mauvaise herbe
Definition
weed
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hôtel de ville
Definition
city hall
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hôtel de postes
Definition
General Post Office
Term
idiotisme
Definition
idiom
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ignorer (v.)
Definition
to not know
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impasse (f.)
Definition
dead end
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incessament
Definition
immediately
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inconviénient
Definition
disadvantage
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indication (f.)
Definition
detail
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ingénuité (f.)
Definition
lack of sophistication, simplicity
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intoxication (f.)
Definition
food poisoning
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tout juste
Definition
just barely
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chanter juste
Definition
to sing in tune
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lard (m.)
Definition
bacon
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au long et au large
Definition
in length and width
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librarie (f.)
Definition
bookshop
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location (f.)
Definition
renting, rental price, booking
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lunatique
Definition
odd
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luxure (f.)
Definition
lust, lewdness
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machin
Definition
thingy, what's-his-name
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paillaison(m.)
Definition
doormat
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dessous de plat
Definition
placemat
Term
mémoire (m.)
Definition
bill, memorandum, treastise
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avoir bonne mine
Definition
to look well
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avoir mauvaise mine
Definition
to not look well
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faire bonne mine à qqn.
Definition
to greet someone pleasantly
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faire la mine à qqn.
Definition
to pout at someone
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faire mine de
Definition
to pretend to
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avoir la mine trompeuse
Definition
to have a deceitful look
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mortel
Definition
long, tedious
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nature morte
Definition
still life
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payer en nature
Definition
to pay in kind
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omelette nature
Definition
plain omelette
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enfant naturel
Definition
illegitimate child
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notice
Definition
review, critical comment/sketch, account
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donner congé
Definition
to give notice (from company)
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donner avis
Definition
to give notice (from employee)
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obligation
Definition
bond
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occasion
Definition
opportunity, chance
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vente d'occasion
Definition
sale, bargain
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office
Definition
service, turn
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opportunité
Definition
expediency, opportuness
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ordonnance
Definition
order, regulation, prescription (med.)
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parti pris
Definition
foregone conclusion
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en prendre son parti
Definition
to take something as the inevitable
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partie
Definition
game
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passionné
Definition
enthusiast, fan
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patron
Definition
+pattern
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à peine
Definition
scarcely, hardly
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pension
Definition
+boarding school
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physicien
Definition
physicist
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place
Definition
job, seat, room, square
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Faites place!
Definition
Make way!
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faire place à qqn.
Definition
make room for someone
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retenir des places
Definition
to secure seats
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plan
Definition
map, chart
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premier plan
Definition
foreground
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arrière-plan
Definition
background
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potable
Definition
drinkable
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conserver, confire
Definition
to preserve
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prétendu (adj.)
Definition
so-called
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prétendu (n.)
Definition
suitor
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procès-verbal
Definition
minutes, statement
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cheval de race
Definition
thoroughbred
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etre reçu premier
Definition
to come out first
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réclamer
Definition
to complain, appeal against
Term
reconnaissance
Definition
gratitude, recognition
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mal aux reins
Definition
my back hurts
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rente
Definition
yearly revenue/income
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à la riguer
Definition
if need be
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