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A2 → B1 Lesson 1 of 3 · French–English False Friends

Everyday false friends

Actuellement, librairie, attendre, rester, monnaie: ten traps you meet in the first week.

13 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Recognise ten everyday false friends
  • Know the right French word for the English idea
  • Use them in a sentence
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1actuellement = currently (actually = en fait).
  • 2une librairie = a bookshop (library = une bibliothèque).
  • 3attendre = to wait (to attend = assister à); rester = to stay (to rest = se reposer).
  • 4la monnaie = change (money = l’argent); une location = a rental (a location = un endroit).

Key vocabulary

en faitactually
la bibliothèquelibrary
se reposerto rest
l’argentmoney
un endroita place, location