False Friends in French

Un car is...

• a car

• a quarter

• a coach

• a slice of cake

une veste is...

• a blazer

• a vest

• a jumper

• a vet

demander means...

• to demand

• to command

• to amend

• to ask

un collège is...

• a professional college

• a secondary school

• a 6th form college

• a primary school

une journée is...

• a journey

• a job

• a day

• a leg

un bras is...

• a bra

• a leg

• a hand

• an arm

une pièce is (tick all the correct answers)

• a pie

• a theatre play

• a coin

• a room

le pain is...

• the pain

• the pan

• the bread

• the plan

les chips are...

• chips

• chops

• chores

• crisps

travailler means...

• to travel

• to try

• to unravel

• to work