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Here is a list of faux amis.
Faux Amis (verbs)
- assister - to attend
- attendre - to wait
- attirer - to attract/ entice
- blesser - to wound, to injure, to offend (not to bless)
- blinder - to reinforce
- commander - to order (as in a meal)
- contrôler - to check/verify
- demander - to ask (not demand)
- draguer - to chat up (not drag, though perhaps "pull")
- former - to train
- licencier - to dismiss
- passer un examen - to take an exam (not pass)
- réaliser - to create
- rester - to stay
- retirer - to take off/remove
- survenir - to overcome/arise
- pretendre - to claim
Faux Amis (nouns)
- avertissement - warning
- bon - slip/ form/ coupon
- caméra - a video camera (not a still one - that's un appareil photo)
- car - coach/because
- caution - a deposit/guarantee
- chair - flesh
- coin - corner
- courtier - broker
- déception - disappointment
- étiquette - ticket/label
- forfait - set price
- la formation - training
- fumier - manure heap
- jeûne - fast (as in abstinence from food)
- journée - a day
- lecture - reading
- librairie - a book store (not a library - that's une bibliothèque)
- location - renting/ letting
- monnaie - change (coins)
- occasion - second hand buy, bargain
- plaisanterie - joke
- publicité - advertising
- préservatif - condom
- raisin - grape
- sinistre - accident/ disaster
Faux Amis (adjectives)
- ancien - old/ancient if after the noun, former/ex if before
- extra - first-rate/terrific
- formidable - great (almost the opposite of the English!)
- génial - brilliant
- propre - clean if after the noun, own if before
- rentable - profitable
- sensible - sensitive
- sympathique - nice, likeable (not sympathetic)
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