Faux amisFalse Friends

Petites-annonces

adverts

LE SAC

THE BAG

Le collège

school

La pile

The battery

La carte

The mapThe menu

Le petit amiLa petite amie

BoyfriendGirlfriend

La monnaie

change

clean

Can also mean ‘own’

Propre

Le car

The coach

Don’t get mixed up with ‘car’ meaning ‘because’

Les chips

Le régime The diet

SALEDIRTY

La licence The degree

Driving licence – le permis de conduire

LE RAISIN GRAPES

Des raisins secs – raisins (sec / sèche- dry)

L’herbe

The grass

La ligne

Fishing/tube line

Pressé

rushedsqueezed

La chance

Luck

Le patron

The boss

La marmiteThe Pot

doubler To overtake

To retake a year

redoubler

L’essence Petrol

LA PRUNE THE PLUM

La casseroleThe saucepan

Joli(e)

Pretty

La pièce

The roomThe play

Le rayon

The section/shelf/department

La location

Hire/Rental

L’addition

The bill

Sensible

Sensitive

Mince

Slim

Le stage

The work experience/placement

Les baskets The trainers

La chaîne The TV station

It can also mean chain

Le chariot

The trolley

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La cave

Wine cellar