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~ Tuesday, September 17, 2002
C'EST QUOI? 12 'faux amis' - French words which don't mean what you think: 1 droguerie (hardware shop) 2 trivial (vulgar) 3 romance (song) 4 relaxer (to acquit) 5 froc (monk's cowl) 6 abusif (unauthorised) 7 large (wide) 8 cave (cellar) 9 raisin (grape) 10 brassiere (baby's vest) 11 librairie (bookshop) 12 carton (cardboard) source: Brewer's Modern Phrase & Fable (Cassell ed Room) |