faux amis

Free subscription: sign up a friend or family member to French Word-A-Day and share the scenic stories with others. Click here to enter an email address. Your friend/family member will then be prompted, via email, to confirm their abonnement. les faux amis (lay fowz ah mee)     : "false friends" or words that look alike… but have different meanings France and Monaco Rentals. Exclusive Vacation … Continue reading faux amis

False friends – faux amis in French

No, the street light and the window are not false friends, but keep each other quiet company on a lazy midsummer day in the South of France. les faux amis (lay fowz ah mee)     : "false friends" or words that look alike… but have different meanings .Audio File & Example sentence:Listen to my daughter Jackie, her friend Manu, and me… pronounce these French words: … Continue reading False friends – faux amis in French

prevenant

Cousin Mike's remise (shed) in Layton. Mike & Aunt Reta made us feel at home when we visited Utah. prévenant(e) [pray-vuhnan(t)] adjective  thoughtful, considerate Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce the French words prévenant/prévenante:Download prevenant.mp3. Download prevenant.wav Dreaming of a road trip in Europe? Check out Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007. I have often wondered about the word "thoughtful" and what its equivalent is in French. … Continue reading prevenant

collège

Only eleven years old and already on the way to collège… In books: La Belle Saison — a testament to the timelessness of the French countryside and to the generous-hearted French. Today's word is one of those faux-amis*… le collège (ko-lezh) noun, masculine   : junior high school, secondary school Au collège, ainsi que dans la société, le fort méprise déjà le faible, sans savoir en … Continue reading collège