A2 French False Friends
Car, Large: 2 French False Friends
car · large
1:08 min video · 3 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
Two French false friends, le car (coach) and large (wide), each shown in a real everyday sentence with a quick correction and a final check.
How to practise
- Guess what each word means before the answer shows: it does NOT mean what it looks like.
- Repeat the example out loud in the Your turn pause, then learn the word that really means the English one.
- Take the which-one-fits check at the end, and comment another false friend you know.
Key words
| French | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| le car | coach (a long-distance bus) | |
| la voiture | car | |
| large | wide | |
| grand | large |
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