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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="4" |'''Masculine''' | ||
! colspan="4" |'''Feminine''' | ! colspan="4" |'''Feminine''' | ||
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!French | |||
!English | |||
!French | !French | ||
!English | !English | ||
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|un cal | |un cal | ||
|a callus | |a callus | ||
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|une cale | |une cale | ||
|a wedge | |a wedge | ||
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|un faîte | |un faîte | ||
|a summit | |a summit | ||
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|une fête | |une fête | ||
|a party | |a party | ||
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|le foie | |le foie | ||
|the liver | |the liver | ||
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|la foi | |la foi | ||
|the faith | |the faith | ||
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|le maire | |le maire | ||
|the mayor | |the mayor | ||
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|la mer | |la mer | ||
|the sea | |the sea | ||
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|un pet | |un pet | ||
|a fart | |a fart | ||
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|la paie | |la paie | ||
|the pay | |the pay | ||
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|le poids | |le poids | ||
|weight | |weight | ||
|un pois | |||
|a pea | |||
|la poix | |la poix | ||
|pitch | |pitch | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|un rai | |un rai | ||
|a ray of light | |a ray of light | ||
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|une raie | |une raie | ||
|a parting (in hair) or a skate (fish) | |a parting (in hair) or a skate (fish) | ||
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|le sel | |le sel | ||
|salt | |salt | ||
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|une selle | |une selle | ||
|a saddle | |a saddle | ||
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|le sol | |le sol | ||
|earth | |earth | ||
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|une sole | |une sole | ||
|a sole (fish) | |a sole (fish) | ||
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|un tic | |un tic | ||
|a tic (nervous) | |a tic (nervous) | ||
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|une tique | |une tique | ||
|a tick (insect) | |a tick (insect) | ||
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|le vice | |le vice | ||
|vice (crime) | |vice (crime) | ||
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|une vis | |une vis | ||
|a screw | |a screw |
Revision as of 13:28, 26 November 2021
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Hello French learners 😀
In French, there are words that sound the same but have different meanings, different spellings, and different genres:
Do you know others? Please write a comment below ! 👌
Masculine | Feminine | ||||||
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French | English | French | English | French | English | French | English |
un cal | a callus | une cale | a wedge | ||||
un faîte | a summit | une fête | a party | ||||
le foie | the liver | la foi | the faith | ||||
le maire | the mayor | la mer | the sea | une mère | a mother | ||
un pet | a fart | la paie | the pay | la paix | peace | ||
le poids | weight | un pois | a pea | la poix | pitch | ||
un rai | a ray of light | une raie | a parting (in hair) or a skate (fish) | ||||
le sel | salt | une selle | a saddle | ||||
le sol | earth | une sole | a sole (fish) | ||||
un tic | a tic (nervous) | une tique | a tick (insect) | ||||
le vice | vice (crime) | une vis | a screw |