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French–English False Friends
Actuellement, librairie, excité: the words that do not mean what you think.
English speakers recognise thousands of French words, and a few dozen of them are traps. Learn the false friends of everyday life (actuellement, librairie, attendre, monnaie), of work and school (assister, éventuellement, passer un examen), and the famous embarrassing ones (excité, préservatif, embrasser), each with the right way to say what you meant.
Lessons
- 1
Everyday false friends
Actuellement, librairie, attendre, rester, monnaie: ten traps you meet in the first week.
- 2
False friends at work and at school
Assister, éventuellement, formation, stage, passer un examen: the ones that cause real misunderstandings.
- 3
Feelings and awkward moments
Excité, sensible, sympathique, blessé, préservatif: the false friends that make people smile, or blush.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Recognise thirty common false friends
- 02Say what you really mean
- 03Avoid misunderstandings at work
- 04Avoid embarrassing mistakes
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