法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表(2)

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　　Or is simply a conjunction used to denote an alternative; the French equivalent is ou : I need to buy a pen or a pencil - Je dois acheter un stylo ou un crayon.

　　Organe vs Organ

　　Organe refers to the organs of the body and international organs.

　　Organ is also the musical instrument orgue.

　　Ostensible vs Ostensible

　　Ostensible means obvious or conspicuous: Son indifférence est ostensible - Her indifference is conspicuous.

　　Ostensible means apparent or supposed: His ostensible reason was to help us - Sa raison prétendu était de nous aider.

　　Ours vs Ours

　　Un ours is a bear.

　　Ours is the possessive pronoun le n?tre.

　　Ouverture vs Overture

　　Ouverture is a semi-false congate. In addition to overture, it the French word for opening

　　Overture means ouverture or avance.

　　Pain vs Pain

　　Pain is the French word for bread.

　　Pain is the English word for douleur, peine, souffrance.

　　Pair vs Pair

　　Un pair means a peer; as an adjective, pair means even: le c?té pair de la rue - the

　　even-numbers side of the street.

　　A pair is usually translated by une paire : a pair of shoes - une paire de chausseurs.

　　Pale vs Pale

　　Une pale is an oar, paddle, or propeller blade.

　　Pale means light in color. When referring to a person's complexion, it is translated by pale. But pale blue - bleu clair.

　　Parti/Partie vs Party

　　Parti can refer to several different things: a political party, an option or course of action （prendre un parti - to make a decision）, or a match （as in he's a good match for you）. It is also the past participle of partir. Partie can mean a part （e.g., une partie du film - a part of the film）, a field or subject, a game （e.g., une partie de cartes - a game of cards）, or a party in a trial.

　　Party can also mean une fête, soirée or réception; un correspondant （au téléphone）, or un groupe/une équipe.

　　Passer vs Pass

　　Passer is a semi-false cognate. It is normally translated by to pass, except when talking about a test. Je vais passer un examen cet après-midi - I'm going to take a test this afternoon.

　　Pass is translated by réussir when talking about a test: I passed the test - J'ai réussi à l'examen.

　　Patron vs Patron

　　Patron is an owner, boss, or employer.

　　Patron is a client, someone who purchases from a store, restaurant, or other business: un client or （for the theater only） un habitué.

　　Pays vs Pays

　　Pays refers to a certain territory, usually a country, but can on occasion refer to a village.

　　Pays is the third person singular conjugation of the verb to pay: he pays me cash - il me paie en liquide.

　　Personne vs Person

　　Personne is a semi-false cognate. As a noun, it means person, but as a pronoun, it can mean anyone or no one: Elle le connais mieux que personne - She knows him better than anyone.

　　Personne n'est ici - No one is here.

　　Person refers to a human being.

　　Phrase vs Phrase

　　Phrase is a sentence.

　　Phrase refers to une expression or locution.

　　Physicien vs Physician

　　Physicien is a physicist, while physician is a médicin.

　　Pie vs Pie

　　Pie refers to a magpie.

　　Pie indicates une tarte or une tourte.

　　Pièce vs Piece

　　Pièce is a semi-false cognate. It means piece only in the sense of broken pieces.

　　Otherwise, it indicates a room, sheet of paper, or coin.

　　Piece is a part of something - un morceau or une tranche.

　　Pinte vs Pint

　　Pinte means a quart （in Québec） and a bar or café （in Switzerland）. In standard French, it refers to an archaic unit of measurement.

　　Pint is approximately un demi-litre.

　　Police vs Police

　　Police is a semi-false cognate. In addition to a law-enforcing body, it can also mean policy （e.g., insurance） and font.

　　Police refers only to the law-enforcing body. There are two different organizations in France: la police - under the Ministry of the Interior and la gendarmerie - under the Ministry of War.

　　Politique vs Politics

　　Politique can be the adjective political or a noun: un politique = politician while une politique = politics or a policy

　　Politics refers only to la politique.

　　Pond vs Pond

　　Pond is from the verb pondre - to lay （an egg）.

　　Pond is un étang.

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