Confused
Many of
these word pairs are confused by non-natives. Here are the words and their
French translations:
| accept |
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accepter |
| except |
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excepté |
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| access |
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accès |
| excess |
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excès |
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| advice |
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conseil |
| advise |
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conseiller |
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| all ready |
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tout prêt |
| already |
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déjà |
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| all together |
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tous ensemble |
| altogether |
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complètement |
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| altar |
|
autel |
| alter |
|
changer |
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| among |
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parmi |
| between |
|
entre |
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| appraise |
|
évaluer |
| apprise |
|
notifier |
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| backward |
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arrièré |
| backwards |
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de reculons |
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| beside |
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à côté
de |
| besides |
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en plus |
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| breath |
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souffle |
| breathe |
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respirer |
| breadth |
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largeur |
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| choice (noun) |
|
choix |
| choose (verb) |
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choisir |
| chose |
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passé de choisir
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| conscious |
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conscient |
| conscience |
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la conscience |
| consciousness |
|
connaissance |
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| coarse |
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rugueux |
| course |
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le cours |
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| complement |
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rendre complet |
| compliment |
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un compliment |
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| desert (n.) |
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le desert |
| dessert |
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le dessert |
| desert (v.) |
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déserter |
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| do |
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exécuter |
| make |
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bâtir |
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| embarrassed |
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gêné temporairement |
| shy |
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gêné de
nature |
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| assure |
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rassurer, promettre,
convaincre |
| ensure |
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s'assurer que..., garantir |
| insure |
|
se procurer une police
d'assurance |
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| fungus |
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champignon non-comestible |
| mushroom |
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champignon comestible |
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| great |
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formidable, grand |
| greet |
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saluer |
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| hear |
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entendre |
| listen |
|
écouter |
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| human |
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physiquement humain |
| humane |
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plein de compassion |
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| imply |
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suggérer |
| infer |
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assumer |
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| its |
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possessive (son / sa
/ ses) |
| it's |
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contraction of it is
or it has |
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| job |
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un emploi, un travail |
| work |
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du travail (non-count) |
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| last |
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final |
| latest |
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le plus récent |
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| later |
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plus tard |
| latter |
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dit en dernier |
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| leave |
|
partir; confier |
| let |
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permettre |
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| lend |
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prêter |
| loan |
|
un prêt |
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| local |
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local |
| locale |
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lieu, the premises |
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| logic |
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la logique (noun) |
| logical |
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c'est logique (adjective) |
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| look |
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regarder, jeter un
coup d'oeil sur, prêter attention à |
| see |
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voir physiquement |
| watch |
|
surveiller (enfants,
une démonstration) |
Some idioms use these and have different meanings (e.g. watch TV,
not listen TV ) |
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| lose |
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perdre |
| loose |
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ample, pas serré |
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| may be |
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peut être |
| maybe |
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peut-être |
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| persecute |
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persécuter |
| prosecute |
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poursuivre en justice |
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| personal |
|
individuel, privé |
| personnel |
|
les employees |
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| quiet |
|
tranquille |
| quite |
|
assez |
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| rational (adj.) |
|
sensé |
| rationale (n.) |
|
raison |
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| sale (noun) |
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vente |
| sell (verb) |
|
vendre |
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| stationary |
|
stationnaire |
| stationery |
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papetrie |
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| sweat |
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de la sueur |
| sweet |
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doux, sucré |
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| than |
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que (comparaisons) |
| that |
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que |
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| who's |
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contraction of who
is or who has |
| whose |
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possessive (à
qui, de qui, dont) |
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| wish |
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souhaiter |
| which |
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quel |
| witch |
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sorcière |
The last
two are pronounced identically.
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