Vrais amis

Vrais amis
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True Friends

Believe it or not, when you walk into your first French class, you already know hundreds and hundreds French words, because there are more than 1,700 vrais amis; that is, French and English words that are spelled identically and mean the same thing – at least sometimes. While not a complete list, these pages will help you start using a huge variety of French words from day one.

But first, a few comments:

  • The second column indicates the part of speech in both languages. However, some words have an additional part of speech in one language that is not a vrai ami in the other, so be sure the part of speech corresponds to what you mean to say.
  • For nouns, the French noun gender is also indicated in the second column.
  • Many of these are only semi-true friends: they only mean the same thing in certain contexts. So before using these words, double-check their meaning with a native speaker or dictionary to make sure you’re saying what you think you’re saying.

Vrais amis starting with A

abandon masculine noun
abattoir masculine noun
abdication feminine noun
abdomen masculine noun
abdominal adjective
aberrant adjective
aberration feminine noun
abject adjective
abolition feminine noun
abominable adjective
abomination feminine noun
abracadabra exclamation
abrasion feminine noun
abrogation feminine noun
absence feminine noun
absent adjective
absinthe feminine noun
absolution feminine noun
absorption feminine noun
abstention feminine noun
abstinence feminine noun
abstinent adjective
abstraction feminine noun
acacia masculine noun
accent masculine noun
accentuation feminine noun
accessible adjective
accident masculine noun
accolade feminine noun
accord masculine noun
accumulation feminine noun
accusation feminine noun
acolyte masculine noun
acquisition feminine noun
action feminine noun
acupuncture feminine noun
adage masculine noun
adaptable adjective
adaptation feminine noun
addenda masculine noun
addition feminine noun
adjacent adjective
adjectival adjective
administration feminine noun
admirable adjective
admiration feminine noun
admission feminine noun
admonition feminine noun
adolescence feminine noun
adolescent adjective
adoption feminine noun
adorable adjective
adoration feminine noun
adroit adjective
adulation feminine noun
adverbial adjective
adverse adjective
affable adjective
affectation feminine noun
affection feminine noun
affiliation feminine noun
affirmation feminine noun
affirmative adjective
affliction feminine noun
affront masculine noun
aficionado masculine noun
agent masculine noun
agile adjective
agitation feminine noun
agriculture feminine noun
air masculine noun
album masculine noun
alias adverb
alliance feminine noun
alligator masculine noun
allophone masculine noun
allusion feminine noun
alpha masculine noun
alphabet masculine noun
altercation feminine noun
altitude feminine noun
alto adjective
amateur masculine noun
ambition feminine noun
ambivalence feminine noun
ambivalent adjective
amble masculine noun
ambulance feminine noun
amoral adjective
ample adjective
amplification feminine noun
amputation feminine noun
amusement masculine noun
anal adjective
ancestral adjective
anecdote feminine noun
angle masculine noun
angora masculine noun
animal masculine noun
animation feminine noun
annihilation feminine noun
annotation feminine noun
anthrax masculine noun
anticipation feminine noun
antidote masculine noun
antique adjective
antisocial adjective
apartheid masculine noun
aperture feminine noun
apocalypse feminine noun
apostrophe feminine noun
apparent adjective
apparition feminine noun
applicable adjective
application feminine noun
appropriation feminine noun
approximation feminine noun
aptitude feminine noun
aquarium masculine noun
arable adjective
arcade feminine noun
architectural adjective
architecture feminine noun
archives feminine noun
argument masculine noun
aria feminine noun
armistice masculine noun
arrogance feminine noun
arrogant adjective
arsenal masculine noun
arsenic masculine noun
art masculine noun
artefact masculine noun
article masculine noun
articulation feminine noun
artifice masculine noun
artisan masculine noun
ascension feminine noun
aspartame masculine noun
aspiration feminine noun
assassin masculine noun
assertion feminine noun
assimilation feminine noun
assistance feminine noun
association feminine noun
assurance feminine noun
astral adjective
astringent masculine noun
atlas masculine noun
atoll masculine noun
atonal adjective
attention feminine noun
attitude feminine noun
attraction feminine noun
attribution feminine noun
auburn adjective
audible adjective
audit masculine noun
audition feminine noun
augmentation feminine noun
aura feminine noun
automation feminine noun
automobile feminine noun
avalanche feminine noun
avarice feminine noun
avenue feminine noun
aversion feminine noun
aviation feminine noun

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