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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


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


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)


from http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Revision:Faux_Amis


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