法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表(2)

法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表(2),标签：法语词汇表,法语常用词汇与法语专业词汇,http://www.xuehuiba.com

　　Grief refers to great sadness or chagrin: I'd never felt such grief - Je n'ai jamais senti une telle douleur.

　　Habit vs Habit

　　Habit means one's dress or outfit; Habits means clothes.

　　Habit refers to something a person does regularly, even to the point of addiction: habitude, coutume. It can also refer to a nun's outfit: habit de religieuse.

　　Haineux vs Heinous

　　Haineux is from haine - hatred. It means malevolent or full of hatred.

　　Heinous means atrocious/horrific: odieux, atroce, abominable.

　　Hasard vs Hazard

　　Hasard is a semi-false cognate. In addition to hazard, it can mean coincidence, chance （e.g., a chance meeting）, or fate. Par hasard - by chance.

　　Hazard refers to un risque, danger, or péril.

　　Ignorer vs Ignore

　　Ignorer is a semi-false cognate. It nearly means to be ignorant or unaware of something: j'ignore tout de cette affaire - I know nothing about this business.

　　Ignore means to deliberately not pay attention to someone or something. The usual translations are ne tenir aucun compte de, ne pas relever, and ne pas prêter attention à.

　　Inconsistant vs Inconsistent

　　Inconsistant indicates poor consistency: flimsy, weak, colorless, runny, or watery. In a more general sense, it can be translated by inconsistent.

　　Inconsistent means lacking consistency or being erratic: inconséquent, incompatible.

　　Instance vs Instance

　　Instance means authority, official proceedings, or insistence.

　　Instance refers to something that is representative of a group, an example - un exemple.

　　Intéressant vs Interesting

　　Intéressant is a semi-false cognate. In addition to interesting, it can mean attractive, worthwhile, or favorable （e.g., a price or offer）.

　　Interesting means captivating, worth looking at, etc.

　　Intoxiqué vs Intoxicated

　　Intoxiqué means poisoned, while intoxicated means drunk - ivre.

　　Jars vs Jars

　　Jars is the French word for gander - a male goose.

　　Jars are wide-mouthed containers made of glass or pottery: pots, jarres.

　　Journée vs Journey

　　Journée refers to a day.

　　Journey is un voyage or trajet.

　　Kidnapper vs Kidnapper

　　Kidnapper is the French verb to kidnap.

　　Kidnapper refers to the person who does the deed - un ravisseur / une ravisseuse.

　　Lac vs Lack

　　Lac is a large body of water - lake.

　　Lack is a deficiency or absence - un manque.

　　Laid vs Laid

　　Laid is an adjective meaning ugly.

　　Laid is the past tense of the English verb to lay: he laid his briefcase on the table - il a posé son porte-documents sur la table, she was laid on the ground - elle était déposée au sol.

　　Lame vs Lame

　　Lame is a noun: strip （of wood or metal）, slide （of a microscope）, or blade.

　　Lame is an adjective: boiteux, estropié, faible.

　　Large vs Large

　　Large is the French adjective for wide, broad, or expansive. It can also mean generous or ample.

　　Large is synonomous with big - grand, vaste, gros, important.

　　Lecture vs Lecture

　　Lecture refers to reading in all senses of the word.

　　Lecture indicates a speech on a particular subject, especially for academic purposes: une conférence.

　　Librairie vs Library

　　Une Librairie is a bookstore, while Library in French is une bibliothèque.

　　Liqueur vs Liquor

　　Liqueur is a sweet, flavored alcoholic beverage: J'ai bu une liqueur après le d?ner - I drank a cordial after dinner.

　　Liquor can mean any alcoholic beverage, but most often refers to hard liquor: Liquor is his only vice - L'alcool est son vice unique.

　　Lit vs Lit

　　Lit is a bed.

　　Lit is the past participle of to light: allumer or éclairer.

　　Location vs Location

　　Location refers to something that is available for rent, such as a house or car. C'est pour un achat ou pour une location ? - Is it to buy or to rent?

　　Location indicates the position or placement of someone/something: It's a suitable location for a bakery - C'est une emplacement convenable à une boulangerie.

　　Logeur vs Lodger

　　Logeur is the landlord - the person who rents out rooms, while a Lodger is the opposite - the person who rents/stays in the rooms: locataire, pensionnaire.

　　Losange vs Lozenge

　　Losange means diamond （in shape）.

　　Lozenge is une pastille （pour la toux）.

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