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

abandonmasculine noun
abattoirmasculine noun
abdicationfeminine noun
abdomenmasculine noun
abdominaladjective
aberrantadjective
aberrationfeminine noun
abjectadjective
abolitionfeminine noun
abominableadjective
abominationfeminine noun
abracadabraexclamation
abrasionfeminine noun
abrogationfeminine noun
absencefeminine noun
absentadjective
absinthefeminine noun
absolutionfeminine noun
absorptionfeminine noun
abstentionfeminine noun
abstinencefeminine noun
abstinentadjective
abstractionfeminine noun
acaciamasculine noun
accentmasculine noun
accentuationfeminine noun
accessibleadjective
accidentmasculine noun
accoladefeminine noun
accordmasculine noun
accumulationfeminine noun
accusationfeminine noun
acolytemasculine noun
acquisitionfeminine noun
actionfeminine noun
acupuncturefeminine noun
adagemasculine noun
adaptableadjective
adaptationfeminine noun
addendamasculine noun
additionfeminine noun
adjacentadjective
adjectivaladjective
administrationfeminine noun
admirableadjective
admirationfeminine noun
admissionfeminine noun
admonitionfeminine noun
adolescencefeminine noun
adolescentadjective
adoptionfeminine noun
adorableadjective
adorationfeminine noun
adroitadjective
adulationfeminine noun
adverbialadjective
adverseadjective
affableadjective
affectationfeminine noun
affectionfeminine noun
affiliationfeminine noun
affirmationfeminine noun
affirmativeadjective
afflictionfeminine noun
affrontmasculine noun
aficionadomasculine noun
agentmasculine noun
agileadjective
agitationfeminine noun
agriculturefeminine noun
airmasculine noun
albummasculine noun
aliasadverb
alliancefeminine noun
alligatormasculine noun
allophonemasculine noun
allusionfeminine noun
alphamasculine noun
alphabetmasculine noun
altercationfeminine noun
altitudefeminine noun
altoadjective
amateurmasculine noun
ambitionfeminine noun
ambivalencefeminine noun
ambivalentadjective
amblemasculine noun
ambulancefeminine noun
amoraladjective
ampleadjective
amplificationfeminine noun
amputationfeminine noun
amusementmasculine noun
analadjective
ancestraladjective
anecdotefeminine noun
anglemasculine noun
angoramasculine noun
animalmasculine noun
animationfeminine noun
annihilationfeminine noun
annotationfeminine noun
anthraxmasculine noun
anticipationfeminine noun
antidotemasculine noun
antiqueadjective
antisocialadjective
apartheidmasculine noun
aperturefeminine noun
apocalypsefeminine noun
apostrophefeminine noun
apparentadjective
apparitionfeminine noun
applicableadjective
applicationfeminine noun
appropriationfeminine noun
approximationfeminine noun
aptitudefeminine noun
aquariummasculine noun
arableadjective
arcadefeminine noun
architecturaladjective
architecturefeminine noun
archivesfeminine noun
argumentmasculine noun
ariafeminine noun
armisticemasculine noun
arrogancefeminine noun
arrogantadjective
arsenalmasculine noun
arsenicmasculine noun
artmasculine noun
artefactmasculine noun
articlemasculine noun
articulationfeminine noun
artificemasculine noun
artisanmasculine noun
ascensionfeminine noun
aspartamemasculine noun
aspirationfeminine noun
assassinmasculine noun
assertionfeminine noun
assimilationfeminine noun
assistancefeminine noun
associationfeminine noun
assurancefeminine noun
astraladjective
astringentmasculine noun
atlasmasculine noun
atollmasculine noun
atonaladjective
attentionfeminine noun
attitudefeminine noun
attractionfeminine noun
attributionfeminine noun
auburnadjective
audibleadjective
auditmasculine noun
auditionfeminine noun
augmentationfeminine noun
aurafeminine noun
automationfeminine noun
automobilefeminine noun
avalanchefeminine noun
avaricefeminine noun
avenuefeminine noun
aversionfeminine noun
aviationfeminine noun

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