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In this lesson, we will be focusing on true cognates between English and French. Cognates are words that have a common origin and a similar form and meaning in two languages. True cognates are those that have the same origin and meaning in both languages, without any significant changes. | |||
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. | ||
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|description="true friends" ("vrais amis") refers to words that look the same in both languages AND also have the same meanings. Learning them is very easy. | |description="true friends" ("vrais amis") refers to words that look the same in both languages AND also have the same meanings. Learning them is very easy. | ||
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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Express-Surprise|Express Surprise]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/English-French-False-Cognates|English French False Cognates]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Fish-and-Seafood|Fish and Seafood]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Bird|Bird]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Expressions-with-the-Word-Amour|Expressions with the Word Amour]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Flowers|Flowers]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Travers|Travers]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Foreign-loanwords|Foreign loanwords]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/When-use-Amande-and-Amende|When use Amande and Amende]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-Sentenses|Useful Sentenses]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Fruits-Berries-and-Nuts|Fruits Berries and Nuts]] |
Latest revision as of 12:49, 6 March 2023
French/English True Cognates List
In this lesson, we will be focusing on true cognates between English and French. Cognates are words that have a common origin and a similar form and meaning in two languages. True cognates are those that have the same origin and meaning in both languages, without any significant changes.
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[edit | edit source]
- m: masculine noun
- f: feminine noun
- adj: adjective
- adv: adverb
- v: verb
True Cognates English/French list[edit | edit source]
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 (US) | automobile | f |
ballet | ballet | m |
banjo | banjo | m |
blank | blanque | adj |
blond(e) | blond(e) | adj |
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 | célébration | f |
central | central | adj |
champion | champion | m |
chauffeur | chauffeur | 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 |
dossier | dossier | m |
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 | m |
elite | élite | f |
emotion | émotion | f |
empire | empire | m |
encouragement | encouragement | m |
endurance | endurance | f |
energy | énergie | f |
equation | equation | f |
erosion | érosion | f |
especially | spécialement | adv |
ethical | éthique | adj |
evident | évident(e) | adj |
evidently | évidemment | adv |
exact | exact(e) | adj |
exactly | exactement | adv |
excellent | excellent(e) | adj |
exclamation | exclamation | f |
exemption | exemption | f |
exhibition | exhibition | f |
experience | expérience | f |
expiration | expiration | f |
explosion | explosion | f |
extra | extra | m |
extraordinary | extraordinaire | adj |
extravagant- extravagant(e) | adj & nom | |
favorable | favorable | adj |
festive | festive | adj |
fiance | fiancé | nom |
fiction | fiction | f |
final | final | adj |
finally | finalement | adv |
finance | finance | f |
flexible | flexible | adj |
forest | forêt | f |
fragile | fragile | adj |
fragrance | fragrance | f |
fruit | fruit | m |
function | function | f |
gallery | gallerie | f |
gallon | gallon | m |
generation | génération | f |
ghetto | ghetto | m |
golf | golf | m |
gram | gramme | m |
guide | guide | nom |
habitable | habitable | adj |
historical | historique | adj |
horrible | horrible | adj |
hospital | hôpital | m |
hotel | hôtel | m |
identical | identique | adj |
identifiable | identifiable | adj |
identification | identification | f |
ignorant | ignorant(e) | adj |
imaginary | imaginaire | adj |
immediately | immédiatement | adv |
immigrant | immigrant | adj & nom |
immigration | immigration | f |
impact | impact | m |
impatience | impatience | f |
importance | importance | f |
important | important(e) | adj |
impossible | impossible | adj |
impression | impression | f |
improbable | improbable | adj |
inaccessible | inaccessible | adj |
incident | incident | m |
incredible | incrédible | adj |
increment | incrément | m |
incurable | incurable | adj |
independence | indépendance | f |
indicative | indicative | adj |
indulgence | indulgence | f |
infection | infection | f |
influence | influence | f |
information | information | f |
infrastructure | infrastructure | f |
injection | injection | f |
innocence | innocence | f |
innocent | innocent | adj |
insect | insecte | m |
inseparable | inséparable | adj |
inspection | inspection | f |
instinct | instinct | m |
instruction | instruction | f |
intelligence | intelligence | f |
intelligent | intelligent | adj |
intention | intention | f |
interlude | interlude | m |
international | international | adj |
interview | interview | nom f ou m |
intimidation | intimidation | f |
intolerance | intolerance | f |
introduction | introduction | f |
invasion | invasion | f |
invitation | invitation | f |
jeans | jeans | m |
journal | journal | m |
jungle | jungle | f |
justifiable | justifiable | adj |
juvenile | juvénile | adj |
kilogram | kilogramme | m |
kilometre (UK)
kilometer (US) |
kilomètre | m |
latent | latent | adj |
leader | leader | m |
legion | légion | f |
leopard | léopard | m |
lion | lion | m |
literature | littérature | f |
logical | logique | adj |
long | long | adj |
lyrical | lyrique | adj |
machine | machine | f |
maintenance | maintenance | f |
manifestation | manifestation | f |
marina | marina | f |
massage | massage | m |
maximum | maximum | m |
mental | mental | adj |
mention | mention | f |
menu | menu | m |
metal | métal | m |
metre (UK)
meter (US) |
mètre | m |
microscope | microscope | m |
migration | migration | f |
military | militaire | adj |
million | million | m |
miniature | miniature | f |
minute | minute | f |
mobile | mobile | adj |
model | modèle | m |
moment | moment | m |
monument | monument | m |
moral | moral | m |
motion | motion | f |
music | musique | f |
nation | nation | f |
national | national | adj |
naturally | naturellement | adv |
necessary | nécessaire | adj |
nectar | nectar | m |
nonchalant nonchalant | adj & nom | |
normal | normal | adj |
normally | normalement | adv |
notable | notable | adj |
notable | notable | adj |
notice | notice | f |
notion | notion | f |
nuance | nuance | f |
nuisance | nuisance | f |
obedience | obédience | f |
object | objet | m |
obligation | obligation | f |
obsession | obsession | f |
occasion | occasion | f |
ocean | océan | m |
office | office | m |
omission | omission | f |
operation | opération | f |
opinion | opinion | f |
option | option | f |
ordinary | ordinaire | adj |
original | original | adj |
parent | parent | m |
part | part | f |
passion | passion | f |
patience | patience | f |
perceptible | perceptible | adj |
perfect | parfait | adj |
permanent | permanent(e) | adj |
perseverance | perseverance | f |
persuasion | persuasion | f |
pertinent | pertinent | adj |
physique | physique | m, mais « la physique »
= « physics » |
piano | piano | m |
pirate | pirate | m |
plan | plan | m |
police | police | f |
population | population | f |
possible | possible | adj |
potion | potion | f |
practical | pratique | f |
presentation | présentation | f |
president | président | m |
profit | profit | m |
pronunciation- prononciation | f | |
prudent | prudent(e) | adj & nom |
question | question | f |
racial | racial | adj |
ratio | ratio | m |
ration | ration | f |
recent | récent | adj |
recyclable | recyclable | adj |
reflection | reflection | f |
region | région | f |
religion | religion | f |
renaissance | renaissance | f |
reptile | reptile | m |
resemblance | ressemblance | f |
reservation | réservation | f |
resonance | resonance | f |
respect | respect | m |
respectable | respectable | adj |
restaurant | restaurant | m |
reunion | réunion | f |
robot | robot | m |
romantic | romantique | adj |
rotation | rotation | f |
route | route | f |
salary | salaire | m |
satellite | satellite | m |
science | science | f |
secret | secret | adj |
segment | segment | m |
serpent | serpent | m |
session | session | f |
silence | silence | m |
silhouette | silhouette | f |
simple | simple | adj |
situation | situation | f |
ski | ski | m |
sociable | sociable | adj |
social | social | adj |
sofa | sofa | m |
solo | solo | m |
soup | soupe | f |
solution | solution | f |
station | station | f |
statistical | statistique | f |
substance | substance | f |
support | support | m |
surprise | surprise | f |
suspect | suspect | adj |
symmetrical | symetrique | adj |
table | table | f |
talent | talent | m |
taxi | taxi | m |
telephone | téléphone | m |
telescope | télescope | m |
television | télévision | f |
terrible | terrible | adj |
theatre | théâtre | m |
tolerance | tolerance | f |
totally | totalement | adv |
train | train | m |
trampoline | trampoline | m |
transaction | transaction | f |
transparent | transparent | adj |
transport | transport | m |
trillion | trillion | m |
triple | triple | adj |
triumphant | triumphant(e) | adj |
tube | tube | m |
typical | typique | adj |
urgent | urgent | adj |
vacant | vacant | adj |
valve | valve | f |
version | version | f |
vertical | vertical | adj |
vibrance | vibrance | adj |
vibrant | vibrant | adj |
violence | violence | f |
visible | visible | adj |
vocabulary | vocabulaire | m |
vocal | vocal | adj |
vulnerable | vulnérable | adj |
yacht | yacht | m |
zoo | zoo | m |
zoom | zoom | m |
Videos[edit | edit source]
[Visual French lesson] 50 True cognates[edit | edit source]
Learn French - Les vrais amis / True cognates[edit | edit source]