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There are around 1,700 French cognates, many of which are identical to their English counterparts. | There are around 1,700 French cognates, many of which are identical to their English counterparts. | ||
We have put together a list of the most common true French Cognates | We have put together a list of the most common true French Cognates. In French, we call them "Vrais Amis". | ||
==Legend: types for French== | ==Legend: types for French== |
Revision as of 21:20, 28 January 2023
French/English True Cognates List
There are around 1,700 French cognates, many of which are identical to their English counterparts.
We have put together a list of the most common true French Cognates. In French, we call them "Vrais Amis".
Legend: types for French
- m: masculine noun
- f: feminine noun
- adj: adjective
- adv: adverb
- v: verb
True Cognates English/French list
English | French | French (type) |
---|---|---|
abandon | abandon | m |
abdomen | abdomen | m |
abolition | abolition | f |
abominable | abominable | adj |
absence | absence | f |
absent | absent | adj |
absolutely | absolument | adv |
absorption | absorption | f |
abstinence | abstinence | f |
abstraction | abstraction | f |
acceleration | accélération | f |
accent | accent | m |
accessible | accessible | adj |
accident | accident | m |
action | action | f |
active | active | adj |
actuary | actuaire | adj |
adaptation | adaptation | f |
addiction | addiction | f |
addition | addition | f |
adjacent | adjacent | adj |
administration | administration | f |
admirable | admirable | adj |
admiration | admiration | f |
admission | admission | f |
adolescent | adolescent | adj |
adoption | adoption | f |
adorable | adorable | adj |
affluent | affluent | adj |
agent | agent | m |
agile | agile | adj |
agriculture | agriculture | f |
air | air | m |
alliance | alliance | f |
alphabetical | alphabetique | adj |
ambiance | ambiance | f |
ambition | ambition | f |
ambulance | ambulance | f |
amendment | amendement | m |
amusement | amusement | m |
anaconda | anaconda | m |
analytical | analytique | adj |
animal | animal | m |
anniversary | anniversaire | m |
apartment | appartement | m |
appearance | appearance | f |
applicable | applicable | adj |
arbitrary | arbitraire | adj |
ardent | ardent | adj |
arrogance | arrogance | f |
arrogant | arrogant | adj |
artist | artiste | m |
assistance | assistance | f |
association | association | f |
assurance | assurance | f |
attention | attention | f |
automobile | automobile | f |
banjo | banjo | m |
blouse | blouse | f |
brilliance | brilliance | f |
brilliant | brilliant(e) | adj |
brutal | brutal | adj |
cable | cable | m |
cafe | café | m |
camera | caméra | f |
canyon | canyon | m |
capable | capable | adj |
catastrophe | catastrophe | f |
catholic | catholique | m |
cause | cause | f |
celebration | celebration | f |
central | central | adj |
champion | champion | m |
circumstance | circumstance | f |
client | client | m |
coast | côte | f |
communication | communication | f |
compliment | compliment | m |
concert | concert | m |
condition | condition | f |
confetti | confetti | m |
confusion | confusion | f |
conscience | conscience | f |
constellation | constellation | f |
construction | construction | f |
continent | continent | m |
contract | contracter | v |
contrary | contraire | m |
contribution | contribution | f |
convergence | convergence | f |
conversation | conversation | f |
correct | correct | adj |
correctly | correctement | adv |
cousin | cousin | m |
coyote | coyote | m |
critical | critique | m |
crocodile | crocodile | m |
cubical | cubique | adj |
cyclist | cycliste | m |
danger | danger | m |
decent | décent | adj |
decoration | décoration | f |
deficient | déficient | adj |
deliverance | deliverance | f |
dentist | dentiste | m |
diction | diction | f |
dictionary | dictionnaire | m |
dictionary | dictionnaire | m |
different | différent(e) | adj |
digital | digital | adj |
diligent | diligent | adj |
direct | direct | adj |
direction | direction | f |
directly | directement | adv |
distance | distance | f |
distinct | distinct | adj |
document | document | m |
dollar | dollar | m |
dominance | dominance | f |
donation | donation | f |
double | double | m |
dragon | dragon | m |
dramatic | dramatique | adj |
duel | duel | m |
durable | durable | adj |
dynamite | dynamite | f |
edition | édition | f |
effective | effective | adj |
election | election | f |
electrical | electrique | adj |
elegance | elegance | f |
element | élément | m |
elephant | éléphant | |
emotion | emotion | |
empire | empire | |
encouragement | encouragement | |
endurance | endurance | |
equation | equation | |
erosion | érosion | |
especially | spécialement | |
ethical | èthique | |
evident | évident | |
evidently | évidemment | |
exact | exact | |
exactly | exactement | |
excellent | excellent | |
exclamation | exclamation | |
exemption | exemption | |
exhibition | exhibition | |
experience | expérience | |
expiration | expiration | |
explosion | explosion | |
extra | extra | |
extraordinary | extraordinaire | |
extravagant- extravagant | ||
favorable | favorable | |
festive | festive | |
fiance | fiancé | |
fiction | fiction | |
final | final | |
finally | finalement | |
finance | finance | |
flexible | flexible | |
forest | forêt | |
fragile | fragile | |
fragrance | fragrance | |
fruit | fruit | |
function | function | |
gallon | gallon | |
generation | génération | |
ghetto | ghetto | |
golf | golf | |
guide | guide | |
habitable | habitable | |
historical | historique | |
horrible | horrible | |
hospital | hôpital | |
hotel | hôtel | |
hotel | hôtel | |
identical | identique | |
identifiable | identifiable | |
identification | identification | |
ignorant | ignorant(e) | |
imaginary | imaginaire | |
immediately | immédiatement | |
immigrant | immigrant | |
immigration | immigration | |
impact | impact | |
impatience | impatience | |
importance | importance | |
important | important(e | |
impossible | impossible | |
impression | impression | |
improbable | improbable | |
inaccessible | inaccessible | |
incident | incident | |
incredible | incrédible | |
increment | incrément | |
incurable | incurable | |
independence | indépendance | |
indicative | indicative | |
indulgence | indulgence | |
infection | infection | |
influence | influence | |
information | information | |
infrastructure | infrastructure | |
injection | injection | |
innocence | innocence | |
innocent | innocent | |
insect | insecte | |
inseparable | inséparable | |
inspection | inspection | |
instinct | instinct | |
instruction | instruction | |
intelligence | intelligence | |
intelligent | intelligent | |
intention | intention | |
interlude | interlude | |
international | international | |
interview | interview | |
intimidation | intimidation | |
intolerance | intolerance | |
introduction | introduction | |
invasion | invasion | |
invitation | invitation | |
jeans | jeans | |
journal | journal | |
jungle | jungle | |
justifiable | justifiable | |
juvenile | juvénile | |
latent | latent | |
leader | leader | |
legion | legion | |
leopard | léopard | |
lion | lion | |
logical | logique | |
long | long | |
lyrical | lyrique | |
machine | machine | |
maintenance | maintenance | |
manifestation | manifestation | |
marina | marina | |
maximum | maximum | |
mental | mental | |
mention | mention | |
metal | métal | |
microscope | microscope | |
migration | migration | |
military | militaire | |
million | million | |
miniature | miniature | |
minute | minute | |
mobile | mobile | |
moment | moment | |
monument | monument | |
moral | moral | |
motion | motion | |
music | musique | |
nation | nation | |
national | national | |
naturally | naturellement | |
necessary | néccessaire | |
nectar | néctar | |
nonchalant nonchalant | ||
normal | normal | |
normally | normalement | |
notable | notable | |
notable | notable | |
notable | notable | |
notice | notice | |
notion | notion | |
nuance | nuance | |
nuisance | nuisance | |
obedience | obédience | |
object | objet | |
obligation | obligation | |
obsession | obsession | |
occasion | occasion | |
ocean | océan | |
office | office | |
omission | omission | |
operation | opération | |
opinion | opinion | |
option | option | |
ordinary | ordinaire | |
original | original | |
parent | parent | |
part | part | |
passion | passion | |
passion | passion | |
patience | patience | |
perceptible | perceptible | |
perfect | parfait | |
permanent | permanent(e) | |
perseverance | perseverance | |
persuasion | persuasion | |
pertinent | pertinent | |
piano | piano | |
pirate | pirate | |
plan | plan | |
police | police | |
population | population | |
possible | possible | |
potion | potion | |
practical | pratique | |
presentation | présentation | |
president | président | |
profit | profit | |
pronunciation- prononciation | ||
prudent | prudent(e) | |
question | question | |
racial | racial | |
ratio | ratio | |
ration | ration | |
recent | récent | |
recyclable | recyclable | |
reflection | reflection | |
region | région | |
religion | religion | |
renaissance | renaissance | |
reptile | reptile | |
resemblance | resemblance | |
reservation | réservation | |
resonance | resonance | |
respect | respect | |
respectable | respectable | |
restaurant | restaurant | |
reunion | réunion | |
robot | robot | |
romantic | romantique | |
rotation | rotation | |
route | route | |
salary | salaire | |
satellite | satellite | |
science | science | |
secret | secret | |
segment | segment | |
serpent | serpent | |
session | session | |
silence | silence | |
silhouette | silhouette | |
simple | simple | |
situation | situation | |
ski | ski | |
sociable | sociable | |
social | social | |
sofa | sofa | |
solo | solo | |
solution | solution | |
station | station | |
statistical | statistique | |
substance | substance | |
support | support | |
surprise | surprise | |
suspect | suspect | |
symmetrical | symetrique | |
table | table | |
talent | talent | |
taxi | taxi | |
telephone | téléphone | |
telescope | télescope | |
television | télévision | |
terrible | terrible | |
theatre | théâtre | |
tolerance | tolerance | |
totally | totalement | |
train | train | |
trampoline | trampoline | |
transaction | transaction | |
transparent | transparent | |
transport | transport | |
trillion | trillion | |
triple | triple | |
triumphant | triumphant(e) | |
tube | tube | |
typical | typique | |
urgent | urgent | |
vacant | vacant | |
valve | valve | |
version | version | |
vertical | vertical | |
vibrance | vibrance | |
vibrant | vibrant | |
violence | violence | |
visible | visible | |
visible | visible | |
vocabulary | vocabulaire | |
vocal | vocal | |
vulnerable | vulnérable | |
yacht | yacht | |
zoo | zoo | |
zoom | zoom |