It's easy to assume that French words mean the same as English words when they look and sound pretty much the same. Most of the time you would be correct.
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- Speaking Better French: Still More Faux Amis - Saul H. Rosenthal - Google Книги
Tucson, AZ, Wheatmark, Do we need another book about French faux amis , given that there are plenty of them around? If we do, then this text from Saul Rosenthal is a welcome addition to their number.
How Not To Make Faux Amis (False Friends) in France!
Some 'false friends' are described in the book, but they are not presented in alphabetical order. The reason, according to the author, is to encourage the reader not to 'dip', but to read the book from cover to cover, and along the way 'stumble unsuspectingly upon a multitude of interesting words' p. Although, personally, I was a little reluctant to do this initially being of a mind to look up my own words, rather than follow someone else's order , the author has an engaging tone and entries are set out clearly and accessibly, so that reading is a pleasure and furthermore there is an index that allows you to find particular items, should you wish.
The list of faux amis selected for treatment is not [End Page ] intended to be comprehensive. The definitions of meanings are informal, and once the meaning of the French item has been described, the French term for the English sound-a-like is usually given. For example, avertissement receives the definition 'warning or refers to alerting someone or letting them know in advance.
In both French and English, it refers to a a fragrance. In French, however, it also refers to a flavor. What flavor would you like? Dozens of false cognates exist but some arise in conversation more frequently than others.
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Speaking Better French: Still More Faux Amis - Saul H. Rosenthal - Google Книги
Please try again later. Anyone who studies French for any time at all learns about the infamous faux amis -- the words that look like English words but have very different meanings.
I was a little skeptical when I ordered this book, and felt it would end up being just a list of words I'd have to memorize. But is it an amazingly interesting book. The French words are listed in no particular order, with an explanation of their French meanings, compared to the meaning of their English look-alikes. And then, just to add one more level of clarification, the author provides French terms to accurately translate the English word.
It reminded me of my recent trip to Paris for three weeks of French immersion -- pointing out, for example, the shades of meaning distinguishing malicious in French mischievous from its meaning in English deliberately harmful or evil , and whether the two words are related or not.
I thought that it would be dense and uninteresting, and I wondered how many faux amis can there be. Well, there are many more than I imagined, and there is a second volume as well. I'm very pleased, and look forward to moving onto the second book This is an excellent book for those individuals wanted to learn French without making serious communication mistakes.
In the introduction the author writes:
