false friend in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»French Dictionary

false friend N LING

false friend

faux ami m

Translations for false friend in the French»English Dictionary

faux ami LING

faux ami, false friend (foreign word which looks deceptively like a word in one's own language)

faux frère hum

false friend

Translations for false friend in the English»French Dictionary

I.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd] N

1. friend (person one likes):

friend

ami/-e m/f (of de)

he's a friend of my father's

c'est un ami de mon père

to make friends

se faire des amis

to make friends with sb

devenir ami/-e m/f avec qn

to be friends with sb

être ami/-e m/f avec qn

they've been friends for 15 years

ils sont amis depuis 15 ans

to be the best of friends

être les meilleurs amis du monde

to be a good friend to sb (gen)

être un véritable ami

to be a good friend to sb (in crisis)

être un soutien pour qn

he's no friend of mine!

ce n'est pas un ami!

Rosie is a friend of mine

Rosie est une amie

the house belongs to a photographer friend of his

la maison appartient à un photographe de ses amis

we're just good friends

nous sommes amis, c'est tout

that's what friends are for

c'est à ça que servent les amis

let's be friends! (after quarrel)

on fait la paix?

who goes there? friend or foe?

qui va là, ami ou ennemi?

not forgetting our old friend the taxman iron

sans oublier notre cher ami le fisc

friend with benefits inf

amant-ami m

friend with benefits inf

sex-friend m

2. friend (supporter, fellow-member, ally):

friend fig

ami/-e m/f

the party has many friends in industry

le parti a des amis influents or de nombreux alliés dans l'industrie

the Friends of Covent Garden

les Amis de Covent Garden

friends in high places

des amis influents

3. friend (familiar object):

friend fig

ami m

this book is an old friend

ce livre est un vieil ami

II.Friend REL

Friend

Quaker mf

Friend

Ami/-e m/f

III.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd] VB trans inf (befriend on the Internet)

friend

devenir ami avec

friend

ajouter en ami

IV.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd]

with friends like him/her, who needs enemies?

avec des amis de ce genre, on n'a pas besoin d'ennemis

a friend in need is a friend indeed prov

c'est dans le besoin que l'on connaît ses vrais amis prov

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after n:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information LAW

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence LAW

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness LAW

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting LAW

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false attr floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false friend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»French Dictionary

friend [frend] N

1. friend (person):

friend

ami(e) m (f)

childhood friend

ami d'enfance

the best of friends

les meilleurs amis du monde

my old friend the taxman iron hum

mon cher ami le fisc

a friend of mine/theirs

l'un de mes/leurs amis

to be friends with sb

être ami avec qn

to be just good friends

être bons amis, sans plus

to be a (good) friend to sb

être un véritable ami pour qn

to make friends with sb

se lier d'amitié avec qn

friends at court

des amis influents

2. friend Brit (as form of address):

my learned friend LAW

mon cher confrère

my honourable friend POL

mon distingué collègue

3. friend (supporter):

friend

ami m

the friends of a society

les amis d'une société

Phrases:

with friends like him/her, who needs enemies?

Dieu me garde de mes amis; mes ennemis, je m'en charge!

a friend in need is a friend indeed prov

c'est dans le besoin qu'on connaît ses vrais amis

what are friends for?

c'est à ça que servent les amis!

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When faced with a false friend, memorization and repetition are the keys to mastery.

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If a second language learner relies solely on word associations to learn new vocabulary, that person will have a very difficult time mastering false friends.

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It is indeed a false friend.

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These words are false friends.

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Protectionism can be a seductive but a false friend.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

False friends are also a frequent source of difficulty between speakers of different dialects of the same language.

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The effect of this emergence -- the upsetting of the old balance of power in global affairs - may then expose today's false friends.

www.spiked-online.com

In this time you will have lots of people offering you their help and while the greater majority will have the very best of intentions, beware the false friend.

www.telegraph.co.uk

These false friends can be a source of misunderstanding.

en.wikipedia.org

It's a false friend and not a good idea.

entertainment.ie