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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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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
- 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 (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 |
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