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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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