|
Word |
Resembles in English |
Actual Meaning |
actuel (FR)
actueel (NL) |
actual |
current/topical/relevant |
| actualités (FR) |
actualities |
news, current affairs |
avertissement (FR)
advertência (ES)
avvertenza (IT) |
advertisement |
warning (commonly seen in multi-lingual manuals of
products) |
| After (DE) |
after |
anus |
| agencé (FR) |
agency |
laid out or arranged |
| ail (FR) |
ail (sicken) |
garlic |
| aimer (FR) |
to aim |
to love or to like |
| aire (FR) |
air |
area |
| allure (FR) |
allure |
speed, bearing; allure |
| ancien (FR) |
ancient |
before the noun, usually means "former"; after the noun,
usually means "old" |
| angel (NL) |
angle |
spike |
apologie (FR)
apología (ES, PT) |
apology |
praise, defense (this is a less common meaning of
the English word "apology," as in Plato's Apology;
or "The senator is an apologist for the party's stance." I've
often seen something like: "I'm not an apologist for Apple
Computers, and not a cheerleader for them either...", which
indicates the writer thinks apologist implies regrets—a
common mistake.) |
| appoint (FR) |
appoint |
(extra) contribution or help |
| arts (NL) |
arts |
doctor, physician |
Ass / As (DE)
asso (FR) |
ass / as |
ace |
| assortie (FR) |
assorted |
matched, matching |
| assister (FR) |
assist |
attend |
| attendre (FR) |
attend |
to wait for; to expect |
| attention (FR) |
attention |
precaution, notice, aid, care |
avocat (FR)
advocaat (NL) |
advocate |
attorney/barrister, avocado (FR) |
banc (FR)
bank (NL) |
bank |
bench, couch (NL) |
| bite (FR) |
bite |
offensive: dick (slang for penis) |
| blesser (FR) |
bless |
injure, hurt, bite |
Boot (DE)
boot (NL) |
boot |
boat |
brand (NL)
Brand (DE) |
brand |
fire (the emergency) |
| bras (FR) |
bra(ssiere)s |
arm (body part) |
| bride (FR) |
bride |
bridle, reins |
| brief (DE) |
brief |
letter (mail) |
| brillant (FR) |
brilliant |
shiny, glitter |
| brushing (FR) |
to brush |
a blow-dry (hairdresser's) |
| brutaal (NL) |
brutal |
bold |
| bulle (FR) |
bull |
bubble |
| cake (FR) |
cake |
fruitcake (actual cake in FR is gâteau) |
calzone/calzoni (IT)
caleçon (FR) |
calzone |
underwear |
| camera (FR) |
(stills) camera |
movie camera |
| camera (IT) |
camera |
bed)room (camera in IT is macchina fotografica) |
| can (ES) |
can |
dog |
| car (FR) |
car |
bus or coach; for, because |
| casserole (FR) |
casserole |
saucepan |
| casino (IT) |
casino |
brothel (casinò is gambling house in IT) |
caution (FR)
cauzione (IT) |
caution |
bail |
| chair (FR) |
chair |
flesh |
| champ (FR) |
champ |
field |
| champignon (FR) champiñón (ES) |
champion |
mushroom |
| chance (FR) |
chance |
luck |
| chat (FR) |
chat |
cat |
chef (FR)
chef (NL)
Chef (DE) |
chef |
boss or chief (in FR, occasionally means "cook" or "head
cook") |
| chute (FR) |
chute |
fall (dropping) |
| coin (FR) |
coin |
corner |
| coin (SC GA) |
coin |
dogs |
| collège (FR) |
college |
secondary school (UK/HK),
junior high school (US) |
comme (FR)
come (IT) |
come |
like, how |
| come (ES) |
come |
(he/she) eats |
| concussion (FR) |
concussion |
misappropriation of public funds |
| conscience (FR) |
conscience |
consciousness, awareness |
| consistant FR) |
consistent |
consist, dense, complete (adjective) |
| conviction (FR) |
conviction |
strong belief (never in criminal sense) |
corne (FR)
corno (PT)
cuerno (ES) |
corn |
horn (corn in FR is maïs) |
| couffin (FR) |
coffin |
baby basket |
| court (FR) |
court (legal) |
run |
| crayon (FR) |
crayon |
pencil |
| culte (FR) |
cult |
worship (lieu de culte = place of worship) |
| damit (DE) |
damn it |
with it, so that |
| décevoir (FR) |
to deceive |
to disappoint |
| demandar (ES) |
to demand |
to sue |
demander (FR)
domandare (IT) |
to demand |
to ask or request |
| desservir (FR) |
to deserve |
to do (s.o.) a disservice; to clean (the table); to lead
into (a station); to minister to (a parish) |
| dessin (FR) |
design |
drawing |
| die (DE) |
(to) die |
the [feminine and plural article; e.g.: die Ehefrau (the
wife), die Häuser (the houses)] |
| dire (FR) |
dire (disaster) |
to say, to tell |
douche (FR)
Dusche (DE) |
douche |
shower (bath) |
éditeur (FR)
editore (IT) |
editor |
publisher |
| ego (Latin) |
ego |
I |
| élève (FR) |
eleven |
pupil or student |
| elf (DE, NL) |
elf |
eleven |
| empirer (FR) |
empire |
to become worse |
émail (FR)
Email (DE) |
email, e-mail |
enamel; Herald. color |
| intitolare (IT) |
entitle |
(to) title, call, give a name |
| engin (FR) |
engine |
any sort of moving plant or mechanism - usually large |
| entrée (FR) |
entrée (US: main dish) |
entrance, entry, first course; entrée (Brit.) |
| estate (IT) |
estate |
summer |
étiquette (FR)
etichetta (IT)
etiket (NL) |
etiquette |
label (can also mean etiquette in FR/ES) |
éventuellement (FR)
eventueel (NL) |
eventually |
maybe, perhaps, possibly |
fabrique (FR)
Fabrik (DE) |
fabric |
factory |
| fart (FR) |
fart |
wax |
| fatal (DE) |
fatal |
unfavorable |
| fear (SC GA) |
fear |
man |
| figure (FR) |
figure |
face |
| file (FR) |
file |
line; queue (in computing) |
| file (NL) |
file |
tailback |
| fin (FR) |
fin |
end, fine, sharp |
| fort (FR) |
fort |
strong (but can also mean fort) |
| four (FR) |
four |
oven |
| génial (FR) |
genial |
genius (as an adjective) |
Gift (DE)
gift (NL) |
gift |
poison |
| glace (FR) |
glass |
ice, ice cream, or mirror |
| grape (FR) |
grape |
cluster |
grippe (FR)
Grippe (DE) |
grip or gripe |
influenza |
| groin (FR) |
groin |
snout |
Gymnasium (DE)
gymnasium (NL) |
gym(nasium) |
high school, grammar school |
| haïr (FR) |
hair |
to hate |
| half (DE) |
half |
helped |
handel (NL)
Handel (DE) |
handle |
commerce, trade |
| hat (DE) |
hat |
(he/she/it) has |
| hell (DE) |
hell |
bright |
| her (DE) |
her |
ago, away |
| home (GA) |
home |
man |
| Hose (DE) |
hose |
(pair of) trousers |
| host (Czech) |
host |
guest |
| inhabité (FR) |
inhabited |
uninhabited |
| irons (FR) |
irons |
we will go |
Ísland (Icelandic)
Islande (FR)
IJsland (NL) |
island |
Iceland |
| joli (FR) |
jolly |
nice, cute |
| journée (FR) |
journey |
day, daytime |
kind (NL)
Kind (DE) |
kind |
child |
kin (NL)
Kinn (DE) |
kin |
chin |
Last (DE)
last (NL) |
last |
load, burden |
| limoen (NL) |
lemon |
lime |
| lente (NL) |
Lent |
Spring |
liar (ES)
lier (FR) |
liar
to lie |
to tie / bind |
librería (ES)
libreria (IT)
librairie (FR) |
library |
bookstore |
lied (NL)
Lied (DE) |
lied |
song |
| lime (FR) |
lime |
file (tool) |
| Limo (DE) |
limo |
lemonade |
| limon (FR) |
lemon |
alluvium |
List (DE)
list (NL) |
list |
cunning, artfulness, ruse |
| log (DE) |
log |
lied |
| loop (NL) |
loop |
walk |
lust (Swedish)
Lust (DE) |
lust |
wish, intent |
| luxure (FR) |
luxury |
lust |
| made (NL) |
made |
maggot |
magazzino (IT)
magazijn (NL) |
magazine |
storehouse in NL and Swedish; also warehouse in IT |
| magot (FR) |
maggot |
bundle, treasure |
| main (FR) |
main |
hand |
| male (IT) |
male |
evil (n.), bad, wicked, evil (adj.) |
| man (DE) |
man |
one (impersonal subject pronoun) |
| mano (ES) |
man |
hand |
| marron (FR) |
maroon |
brown (as an adjective), sweet chestnut (as a noun) |
| máscara (ES) |
mascara |
mask |
| misère (FR) |
misery or miser |
poverty |
mode (FR, NL)
Mode (DE)
moda (IT) |
mode |
haute couture (high fashion) |
| monster (NL) |
monster |
sample |
| nein (DE) |
nine (phonetic) |
no |
Novelle (DE)
novella (IT)
novela (ES)
nouvelle (FR) |
novel |
short story, novella (in FR also new, news item) |
| of (NL) |
of/off |
or, (whether, either in combination with or) |
| ombrelle (FR) |
umbrella |
sunshade |
| on (FR) |
on |
we, nondescript subject (cf. passive "one") |
| ours (FR) |
ours |
a bear |
| pain (FR) |
pain |
bread |
| phrase (FR) |
phrase |
sentence |
| physicien (FR) |
physician |
physicist |
| portemanteau (FR) |
portmanteau |
coat hanger |
| pourchasser (FR) |
to purchase |
to hunt about, to chase about |
| prévenir (FR) |
prevent |
warn |
preservativo (IT)
Präservativ (DE)
préservatif (FR) |
preservative |
condom; also "preservative" in ES |
| prune (FR) |
prune |
plum |
| pub (FR) |
pub (public house) |
short for publicité (advertisement), like "ad" in English |
| pure (IT) |
pure |
however |
| queue (FR) |
queue |
tail, penis (slang), queue, |
| raisin (FR) |
raisin |
grape |
| râpe (FR) |
rape |
grater, shredder |
| récipient (FR) |
recipient |
food storage |
| red (NL) |
red |
save |
| rein (FR) |
rein |
kidney |
resorte (ES)
ressort (FR) |
resort (noun) |
spring (coiled elastic device); can also be means, as
in "means to an end" |
Rest (DE)
reste (FR) |
rest |
stay, remainder (cf. "The rest is silence"); in PL also "change"
(returned from a purchase) |
résumé (FR)
resumen (ES) |
resume (to continue) |
summary |
| ride (FR) |
ride (horse) |
wrinkle, ripple |
| Rock (DE) |
rock |
skirt |
| room (NL) |
room |
cream |
| sale (FR) |
sale |
filthy, dirty |
| sale (IT) |
sale |
salt |
| sale (ES) |
sale |
goes out |
| sang (FR) |
sang |
blood |
sex (Swedish)
sex (Latin) |
sex |
six;
(PT) sixth. Often refers to the 6th day or Friday |
| son (FR) |
son |
sound; bran; his/her (masculine thing possessed) |
| supporter (FR) |
support |
can stand, deal with |
| stage (FR) |
stage |
internship |
| supplier (FR) |
to supply |
to beg, to beseech |
| surgeon (FR) |
surgeon |
basal shoot, sucker |
| sympathique (FR) |
sympathetic |
likeable, friendly |
| trombone (FR) |
trombone |
trombone, or paperclip |
| truc (FR) |
truck |
stuff |
| van (NL) |
van |
of |
| ventilateur (FR), Ventilator (DE) |
ventilator (medical) |
fan |
| versatile (FR) |
versatile |
capricious |
| vet (NL) |
vet (veterinarian) |
fat |
| war (DE) |
war |
was |
| was (NL) |
was |
laundry |
| was (DE) |
was |
what |
| wer (DE) |
where |
who |
worst (NL)
Wurst (DE) |
worst |
sausage |