Watch out! French words that look like English but mean something different 🇫🇷

French false friends 🇫🇷🇺🇸

Sensible (fr) = sensitive ≠ sensible/reasonable (en)

Large (fr) = wide/broad ≠ large/big (en)

Embarrasé (fr) = ashamed ≠ embarrassed (en)

Éventuel (fr) = possible ≠ eventual (en)

Prétendre (fr) = to claim ≠ to pretend (en)

Assister (fr) = to attend ≠ to assist (en)

Actuel (fr) = current/present ≠ actual (en)

Sympathique (fr) = nice/friendly ≠ sympathetic (en)

Journée (fr) = the whole day ≠ journey (en)

Formidable (fr) = amazing/great ≠ formidable/scary (en)

Réussir (fr) = to succeed ≠ to resume (en)

Librairie (fr) = bookshop ≠ library (en)

Chance (fr) = luck ≠ chance/opportunity (en)

Passer (fr) = to pass/go by ≠ to pass out (en)