Hqjehw法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表1.docx

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Hqjehw法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表1

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法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表

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AchèvementvsAchievement

Achèvementreferstothecompletionorculminationofsomething.

Achievementhasamorepositivesenseofattainingsomethingthatwassoughtafter:

exploit,réussite,accomplissement.

ActuellementvsActually

Actuellementmeans"atthepresenttime,"andshouldbetranslatedascurrentlyorrightnow.Jetravailleactuellement-Iamcurrentlyworking.Arelatedwordisactuel,whichmeanspresentorcurrent:

leproblèmeactuel-thecurrent/presentproblem.

Actuallymeans"infact"andshouldbetranslatedasenfaitoràvraidire.Actually,Idon'tknowhim-Enfait,jeneleconnaispas.Actualmeansrealortrue,anddependingonthecontextcanbetranslatedasréel,véritable,positif,orconcret:

Theactualvalue-lavaleurréelle.

AffairevsAffair

Affairecanmeanbusiness,matter,deal,transaction,orscandal.

Affairistheequivalentofaffaireonlyinthesenseofaneventorconcern.Aloveaffairisuneliaison,uneaffaired'amour,oruneaventureamoureuse.

AffluencevsAffluence

Uneaffluenceisacrowdofpeople:

Ilyavaituneaffluenceattendantàlaporte-Therewerecrowdswaitingatthedoor.

Affluenceindicatesalotofsomething（usuallywealth）:

There'sanaffluenceofinformationhere-Ilyauneabondanced'informationici.Hisaffluenceisobvious-Sarichesseestévidente.

AgendavsAgenda

Agendareferstoadatebook.

Agendameansl'ordredujourorleprogramme.

AgonievsAgony

Agoniereferstodeathpangsormortalagony,whileAgonymeansseverephysicalormentalpain,butnotnecessarilyjustthissideofdeath:

angoisse,supplice.

AimervsAim

Aimermeanstolikeortolove.

Aimcanbeanoun-but,visées-oraverb-braquer,pointer,viser.

AmitiévsAmity

AmitiéisthegenericFrenchwordforfriendship,whileAmityisusedmorespecificallytomeanpeacefulrelationsbetweennations-concordeorbonsrapports.

AncienvsAncient

Anciencanmeanoldinthesenseofnotyoungaswellasinthesenseofformer:

monancienprofesseur-myold（former）teacher,monprofesseurancien-myold（aged）teacher.Learnmoreaboutadjectives.

Ancientmeansantiqueortrèsvieux.

ArgumentvsArgument

Argumentisasemi-falsecognate.Itmeansargumentinthesenseofamathematicalorphilosophicalargument.Also:

argumentmassue-sledgehammerblow;argumentpublicitaire-advertisingclaim;argumentdevente-sellingpoint.

Argumentisunediscussion,uneconversation,undébat,orunedispute.

AssistancevsAssistance

Assistanceisasemi-falsecognate.It'sprimarymeaningisaudience.

Assistanceindicateshelporaid.

AssistervsAssist

Assisterànearlyalwaysmeanstoattendsomthing:

J'aiassistéàlaconférence-Iattended（wentto）theconference.

Assistmeanstohelporaidsomeoneorsomething:

Iassistedthewomanintothebuilding-J'aiaidéladameàentrerl'immeuble.

AssumervsAssume

Assumeronlymeanstoassumeinthesenseoftakingonresponsabilityorassumingcontrol.Italsomeanstoholdajoborfulfillarole.

Assumeisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontoassumer,itcanalsomeansupposerorprésumer.

AttendrevsAttend

Attendreàmeanstowaitfor:

Nousavonsattendupendantdeuxheures-Wewaitedfortwohours.

Attendistranslatedbyassister（seeabove）:

Iattendedtheconference-J'aiassistéàlaconférence.

AudiencevsAudience

Audienceisasemi-falsecognate.InadditiontothemeaningoftheEnglishword,itcansignify:

Votreaudience,s'ilvousplaît-Yourattention,please.Ceprojetaunlargeaudience-Thisprojecthasalotofattention.Donneraudienceàquelqu'un-Tomeetwith/listentosomeone.Audiencepublique-Apublicmeeting.

Audienceisagroupofspectatorsorlisteners.

AvertissementvsAdvertisement

Avertissementisawarningorcaution,fromtheverbavertir-towarn.

Advertisementisunepublicité,uneréclame,orunspotpublicitaire.

BailvsBail

Bailisalease;thepluralisBaux.

Bailisunecaution,onbailissouscaution.

BalancevsBalance

Balanceisapairofscalesorweighingmachine.Itcanalsorefertoaeconomicbalance.

Balancecanbealloftheabove,plus閝uilibreoraplomb.

BallotvsBallot

BallotmeansabundleorpackagewhileBallotreferstoabulletindevote（thepaperuponwhichonevotes）orascrutin（themethodofvoting）.

BatterievsBattery

Batterieisasemi-falsecognate.ItisequivalenttotheEnglishwordinallsenses,butitcanalsorefertoasetofdrumsorthepercussioninstrumentsinaband.

Batteryreferstoanelectricaldevicethatprovidespoweraswellasmilitaryweapons:

abatteryofartillery-unebatteriedecanons.

BlancvsBlank

Blancisasemi-falsecognate.ItisusuallytheFrenchwordforthecolorwhitebutcaninsomeinstancesbetranslatedbyblank:

unefeuilleblanche-ablanksheetofpaper.

Blankisanadjectivemeaningemptyorwithoutmarkings.

BondvsBond

Bondreferstoaleaporjump.Bondir-tojump.

Bondcanmeanunengagement,uneobligation,orunlien.Tobond-coller.

BoutvsBout

Boutmeansend,tip,orbit.

Boutreferstounecrise（derheumatisme）oruncombat.

BrasvsBras

Brasisanarm.

Brasisthepluralofbra-soutien-gorge.

BureauvsBureau

Bureauisasemi-falsecognate.Itcanrefertoadeskoranoffice,aswellasadepartment:

Bureaueurop閑ndel'environnement-EuropeanEnvironmentOffice.

Bureaucanalsomeanacertaindepartment,especiallyingovernment.InBritishEnglish,abureauhasthesamesenseofdeskasinFrench,butinAmericanEnglishabureauisachestofdrawers:

commode.

CandidevsCandid

Candidemeansnaïveoringenuous;Candidmeansopenorfrank:

franc,sincère.

CarvsCar

Carismostoftenusedasaconjunction:

becauseorfor.Asanoun,itreferstoacoachorbus.

Carisunevoiture.

CaractèrevsCharacter

Caractèrerefersonlytothecharacterortemperamentofapersonorthing:

Cettemaisonaducaractère-Thishousehascharacter.

Charactercanmeanbothnature/temperamentaswellasapersoninaplay:

Educationdevelopscharacter-L'éducationdéveloppelecaractère.Romeoisafamouscharacter-Romeoestunpersonnagecélebre.

CartonvsCarton

Cartonisasemi-falsecognate.Whileitcanrefertoabox,itcanalsomeansimplycardboard.Itcanalsoindicateatarget,sketch,orcard.

Cartoncanbeapot,carton,boîte,brick,orcartouche.

CasevsCase

Caseisasquareorabox（e.g.,onaform）,acompartment,orahut.

Casecanrefertouncas,unprocès,orunevalise.

CautionvsCaution

Cautionisafinancialterm;itcanmeanguarantee,security,bail,orbacking.

Cautionindicatesprudence,circonspection,oravertissement.

CeinturevsCentury

Ceintureisabelt.

Centuryisunsiècle.

CentvsCent

CentistheFrenchwordforahundred.

Centcanbefigurativelytranslatedbyunsou.Literally,itisonehundredthofadollar.

ChairvsChair

Chairmeansflesh.

Chaircanbeunechaise,unfauteuil（armchair）,orunsiège（seat）.

ChargevsCharge

Chargeasanouncanmeanburden,load,cargo,responsibility.Theverbchargermeanstoloadortocharge.

Chargethenouncanmeaninculpation,accusation,orattaque.Theverbtochargecanmeanaccuserorfairepayer.

ChatvsChat

ChatistheFrenchwordforcat.

Chatisbothanounandaverb:

bavarder/bavardageordiscuter/discussion.

ChopevsChop

Chopeisamugorpint.

Chopcanbeanoun-unecôtelette,uncoup-oraverb-trancher,couper,hacher.

CirculationvsCirculation

Circulationisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontothecirculationofair,water,etc.,itcanmeantraffic.

Circulationmeanscirculationorpropagation.

ClientvsClient

Clientisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontoclient,itcanrefertoacustomer,patron,orpatient.

Clientisaclient.

CoinvsCoin

CoinreferstoacornerineverysenseoftheEnglishword.Itcanalsobeusedfigurativelytomeanarea:

l'épicierducoin-thelocalgrocer.

Coinisapieceofmetalusedasmoney-unepiècedemonnaie.

CollègevsCollege

Collègeandlycéebothrefertohighschool:

Moncollègea1000élèves-Myhighschoolhas1,000students.

Collegeistranslatedbyuniversité:

Thiscollege'stuitionisveryexpensive-Lesfraisdescolaritéàcetteuniversitésonttrèsélevés.

CombinaisonvsCombination

Combinaisonisasemi-falsecognate.Itcanrefertoaslip,overalls,oraski-suit.

CombinationisequivalenttotheFrenchinvirtuallyallsensesoftheword.InBritishEnglish,Combinationcanalsorefertounside-car.

CommandervsCommand

Commanderisasemi-falsecognate.Itmeanstoorder（acommand）aswellastoorderamealorgoods/services.Unecommandeisanorder.

Commandcanbetranslatedbycommander,ordonner,orexiger.Itisalsoanoun:

ordreorcommandement.

CommentvsComment

Commentisanadverbmeaninghoworwhat:

Commentvas-tu?

-Howareyou?

Commentt'appelles-tu?

-Whatisyourname?

ACommentisuneobservationoruncommentaire.

CommodevsCommode

Commodeasanadjectivemeansconvenientorhandy;asanounitindicatesachestofdrawers.

Commoderarelymeansachestofdrawers,inAmericanEnglishitusuallyreferstoatoilet:

toilettesorcabinets.InBritishEnglish,itmeansaspecialchairwithahole,underwhichisachamberpot（normallyusedbydisabledpersons）:

unechaisepercée.

CommoditévsCommodity

Commoditémeansconvenience:

lescommoditésdelaviemoderne-theconveniencesofmodernlife.

Commodityreferstoaproductfortrade,goods:

produit,article,denrée（latterrefersonlytofood）.

CompletvsComplete

Completisanadjective:

complete,comprehensive,full,total.Thefeminineformiscomplète.Itisalsothenounfora