French I: False Friends

False Friends

False friends are words that are spelled the same or almost the same in both French and English but have entirely different meanings and can be different parts of speech. The most common ones to watch out for are in Table 1 .

TABLE 1

False Friends

French	English
attendre	to wait for
comment	how
figure	face
librairie	bookstore
occasion	opportunity
pain	bread
rester	to remain
sale	dirty
travail	work