Hands up if the vocabulary and acronyms associated with the French Education System leave you standing outside the classroom door! Your neighbour’s grandson ‘va redoubler’. What a clever girl his sister must be, going to college at just 11 years old. And what on earth is BAC + 3?
Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?
Learn French with Véronique Courtois’ original novel and workbook: Les aventures parisiennes de Kimberly. Designed for intermediate levels (B1/B2), the books cover useful, everyday French and interesting cultural points too!
Useful Vocabulary Les vagues – waves La houle – swell Une marée basse/haute – low/high tide Les moutons – white horses Le littoral – coastline Les algues – seaweed Une bouée – rubber ring Un seau — bucket Une pelle — shovel Un râteau — rake Un coup de soleil – sunburn…..
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.
Améliorez votre anglais avec des exercises pratiques et drôles (plus ou moins!)… vocabulaire utile, expressions courants, virelangues étc.
Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!
Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!
Améliorez votre anglais avec des exercises pratiques et drôles (plus ou moins!)… vocabulaire utile, expressions courants, virelangues étc.
Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?