法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表

法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表（2）DécevoirvsDeceiveDécevoirmeanstodisappoint:Ilvatedécevoir-He'sgoingtodisappointyou.

Todeceivemeanstodeliberatelytrickorleadsomeoneastray:Ididn'tmeantodeceiveyou-Jen'avaispasl'intentiondetetromper.DéfautvsDefaultDéfautisaflaw,fault,drawback,orlack.

Defaultisundéfautinjudiciaryproceedings.Todefault=manqueràsesengagementsorprendreunevaleurpardéfaut.DéfivsDefyDéfiisanoun:defianceorchallenge.

Defyistheverbdéfierorbraver.DéfilervsDefileDéfilermeanstomarchpast:lesvisiteursdéfilaientdevantlemusée-thevisitorsmarchedpastthemuseumanditcanmeantounthread(aneedle):Jedoisdéfilerl'aiguille-Ineedtounthreadtheneedle.

Todefileistodirtyordefacesomethingortoruinsomeone'sname:It'swrongtodefileagreatman-C'estmaldeprofanerungrandhomme.Délai/DélayervsDelayDélaiisatimelimitordeadline:dansundélaide15jours-withintwoweeks.Délayermeanstowaterdownorthindown,asincookingormixingpaint.

Delayhasaslightlynegativeconnotation-itindicatesthatthetimewasunexpectedandisusuallytranslatedby"retard":Theyarrivedwithanhour'sdelay-Ilssontarrivésavecuneheurederetard.DemandervsDemandDemandermeanstoaskfor:Ilm'ademandédecherchersonpull-Heaskedmetolookforhissweater.However,theFrenchnoundemandedoescorrespondtotheEnglishnoundemand.

(to)Demandisusuallytranslatedbyexiger:HedemandedthatIlookforhissweater-Ilaexigéquejecherchesonpull.DétailvsDetailDétailisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontodetail,itcanrefertoretail.

Detailmeansdétailorrenseignements.DirevsDireDiremeanstosayortotell.

Direisanadjectivewhichmeansaffreux,terrible,orextrême.DiversvsDiversDiversmeansdiverse,varied,orseveral.

Diversisthepluralofdiver-plongeur.DouchevsDoucheuneDoucheisashower,whileDouchereferstoamethodofcleaningabodycavitywithairorwater:lavageinterne.DraguervsDragDraguerinformallymeanstoflirt.Formally,itmeanstofishwithadragnetortodredge.

Dragmeanstraînerortirer.ÉmergencevsEmergencyÉmergenceistheequivalentoftheEnglishwordsemergenceorsource.

Emergencyisuncasurgentorunimprévu.EngagementvsEngagementEngagementisanyagreement,commitment,promise,orobligation.

Engagementusuallyreferstolesfiançailles.EntréevsEntréeEntréeisanotherwordforhors-d'oeuvre;anappetizer.

Entréereferstothemaincourseofameal:leplatprincipal.EnvievsEnvyAvoirenviedemeanstowantortofeellikesomething:Jen'aipasenviedetravailler-Idon'twanttowork(feellikeworking).Theverbenvier,however,doesmeantoenvy.

Envymeanstobejealousordesirousofsomethingbelongingtoanother.TheFrenchverbisenvier:IenvyJohn'scourage-J'envielecourageàJean.ÉtiquettevsEtiquetteÉtiquetteisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontoetiquetteorprotocole,itcanbeastickerorlabel.

Etiquettecanmeanétiquette,convenances,orprotocole.ÉventuelvsEventualÉventuelmeanspossible:lerésultatéventuel-thepossibleoutcome.

Eventualdescribessomethingthatwillhappenatsomeunspecifiedpointinthefuture;itcanbetranslatedbyarelativeclauselikequis'ensuitorquiarésultéorbyanadverblikefinalement.ÉventuellementvsEventuallyÉventuellementmeanspossibly,ifneedbe,oreven:Vouspouvezéventuellementprendremavoiture-Youcaneventakemycar/Youcantakemycarifneedbe.

Eventuallyindicatesthatanactionwilloccuratalatertime;itcanbetranslatedbyfinalement,àlalongue,ortôtoutard:Iwilleventuallydoit-Jeleferaifinalement/tôtoutard.ÉvidencevsEvidenceÉvidenceisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontoevidenceorthefacts,itcanmeanobviousness,anobviousfact,orprominence.

Evidencemeansévidence,témoignage,orpreuve.ÉvidentvsEvidentÉvidentusuallymeansevidentorobvious,butthereisafamiliarexpressionthatalwayscatchesme:cen'estpasévident-it'snotthatsimple.

Evidentmeansévidentormanifeste.ExpériencevsExperienceExpérienceisasemi-falsecognate,becauseitmeansbothexperienceandexperiment:J'aifaituneexpérience-Ididanexperiment.J'aieuuneexpérienceintéressante-Ihadaninterestingexperience.

Experiencecanbeanounorverbreferingtosomethingthathappened.Onlythenountranslatesintoexpérience:Experienceshowsthat...-L'expériencedémontreque...Heexperiencedsomedifficulties-Ilarencontrédesdifficultés.ExpérimentervsExperimentExpérimenterisasemi-falsecognate.ItisequivalenttotheEnglishverb,butalsohastheaddedsenseoftotestanapparatus.

Experimentasaverbmeanstotesthypothesesorwaysofdoingthings.Asanoun,itisequivalenttotheFrenchwordexpérience(seeabove).FabriquevsFabricFabriqueisafactory.Debonnefabriquemeansgoodworkmanship.

Fabricisequivalenttotissuorétoffe.Whenspeakingfiguratively,e.g.,thefabricofsociety,theFrenchwordisstructure.FacilitévsFacilityFacilitémeansease,easiness,ability,oraptitude.

Facilityisasemi-falsecognate.Itusuallyreferstoastructurethatservesaparticularfunction,althoughitcanmeaneasiness,aptitude,etc.FaçonvsFashionFaçonmeansway,asinvoilàlafaçondontilprocède-thisisthewayhedoesit.Itcanbetranslatedbyfashionwhenitissynonymouswithwayormanner,asinàmafaçon-inmyfashionormyway.

Fashionisastyleorcustom,usuallyinclothing:modeorvogue.Forallofyouapplepieeatersoutthere,nowyouknowthatàlamodereallymeansinfashion.FastidieuxvsFastidiousFastidieuxmeanstedious,tiresome,orboring

Fastidiousmeansattentivetodetailorexacting:minutieux,méticuleux,tatillon.FendrevsFendFendremeanstosplitortochop.

Fendissedébrouiller,tofendoffmeansparerordétourner.FigurevsFigureFigureisasemi-falsecognate.ItistheFrenchwordforface,butcanalsorefertoanillustratedormathematicalfigure.

Figurereferstonumberschiffresaswellastotheformofaperson'sbody:forme,silhouette.File/FilervsFileFileisalineorqueue.Filermeanstospin(e.g.,cottonorthread)ortoprolong.

Filecanrefertounelime(aswellastheverblimer),undossier,orunclasseur(andtheverbclasser).Filmvs