What's the meaning in English?
En suite
a. a three piece suit, usually worn at weddings.
b. a bathroom connected to a bedroom.
c. undesirable, unwanted.
a. a bathroom connected to a bedroom.
Which of the following is NOT a delicacy in France?
a. snails
b. frog’s legs
c. crickets
d. horsemeat
c. crickets
Are these words false or true friends?
Do they have a similar or different meaning in French and English?
envy / envie
FALSE FRIENDS
envy (envidia)
envie (desire, wish, deseo)
What is the highest mountain in France?
a. Barre des Écrins
b. Mont Chaberton
c. Mont blanc
c. Mont blanc
Encore
a. a type of instrument from the Medieval times.
b. the middle, inedible part of an apple.
c. a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience.
c. a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience.
à la mode
a. fashionable, stylish
b. a drink with ice and tonic
c. a type of electronic music
a. fashionable, stylish
What is the country's second largest city, after Paris?
a.Toulouse
b. Marseille
c. Lyon
d. Bordeaux
b. Marseille
Are these words false or true friends?
Do they have a similar or different meaning in French and English?
nervous / nerveux
TRUE FRIENDS
nervous / nerveux / nervioso
What's the population of France?
a. 72 million
b. 64 million
c. 58 million
a. 64 million
Faux pas
a. a poor football tackle.
b. a type of jacket.
c. a socially awkward act or embarrassing mistake.
c. a socially awkward act or embarrassing mistake.
Fiancé
a. a way of cooking eggs.
b. a balcony overlooking the street.
c. a man or woman engaged to be married.
c. a man or woman engaged to be married
On which annual date is the public holiday called Bastille Day?
a. 2 June
b. 13 September
c. 14 July
c. 14 July
Are these words false or true friends?
Do they have the same or a similar meaning in French or English?
bra / bras
FALSE FRIENDS
bra (sujetador)
bras (arm, brazo)
What is France's national animal?
a. Rooster
b. Dove
c. Frog
a. Rooster
Hors d'oeuvre
a. the meal usually eaten at 1pm.
b. savoury food usually served as an appetiser before a meal.
c. a dish made with eggs and potato.
b. Savoury food usually served as an appetiser before a meal.
Façade
a. the front of a building.
b. a type of pasta.
c. a feeling of lonliness.
a. the front of a building.
From where did the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, originate?
a. Corsica
b. Monaco
c. Lyon
d. Waterloo
a. Corsica
Are these words false or true friends?
Do they have a similar or different meaning in French and English?
pain / pain
FALSE FRIENDS
pain (dolor)
pain (bread, pan)
In what year was the Eiffel Tower completed?
a. 1763
b. 1824
c. 1889
d. 1904
c. 1889.
Déjà vu
a. a type of karate.
b. a feeling that one has seen, heard, or experienced something before.
c. when a memory is evoked by a smell.
b. a feeling that one has seen, heard, or experienced something before.
Pot-pourri
a. a breed of dog.
b. a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices usually kept in a bowl and used for scent.
c. a home-made delicacy consisting of slowly cooked meat, potatoes, and vegetables.
b. a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
Name SIX of the EIGHT countries which border France.
Spain, Germany, Andorra, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland
Are these words false or true friends?
Do they have a similar or different meaning in French and English?
grape / grappe
FALSE FRIENDS
grape (uva)
grappe (bunch, racimo)
In which year did the French revolution begin?
a. 1789
b. 1776
c. 1786
c. 1789
Cul de Sac
a. a street or passage closed at one end.
b. a type of rucksack.
c. a dish made with Chicken and rice.
a. a street or passage closed at one end.