Book Description
"Bringing together all the faux amis from three previous books, and more, in a newly revised and improved edition."--P. [1] of cover.
Author : Saul H. Rosenthal
Publisher : Saul Rosenthal
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1604942207
"Bringing together all the faux amis from three previous books, and more, in a newly revised and improved edition."--P. [1] of cover.
Author : Philip Thody
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1474247180
Witty, entertaining, and informative, this book on so-called 'false friends' will be of immediate use to anyone using the French language and needing to understand French society and culture. The individual entries have been carefully designed to carry the basic linguistic information required and then develop into a wider consideration of the social and cultural context within which the specific words and phrases are used in current French. As this title is supposed to be used in conjunction with and not instead of a dictionary, it also offers a brief list of recommended reading ranging from standard dictionaries to introductory works on French society and institutions.
Author : Philip Thody
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
A reference dictionary of 'false friends' in French - words and phrases which can be seriously misunderstood because of their seemingly close resemblance to English words.
Author : Saul H. Rosenthal
Publisher : Saul Rosenthal
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2008-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1604940204
It's easy to assume that French words mean the same as English words, when they look and sound pretty much the same. Most of the time you'd be correct. However, some of these word pairs may have completely different meanings. They are called false friends, or faux amis. These faux amis can cause misunderstandings, uncomfortable situations, and even embarrassment if you use them in conversation and they mean something entirely different than what you expected. This book is written to help you avoid these awkward misunderstandings. This book isn't a dry list of faux amis. It's written in conversational language and is easy and fun to read. Each faux ami word pair is explained so that you will understand the differences in how the French word is used compared to the English. You'll also see examples of its usage in sentences and phrases. When you've finished reading this book, you will have learned most of these faux amis without ever having had to consciously memorize them, simply because they're so interesting.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 1998
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Author : Philip Thody
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
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Author : Saul H. Rosenthal
Publisher : Saul Rosenthal
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2008-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1604941421
It's easy to assume that French words mean the same as English words when they look and sound pretty much the same. Unfortunately, some of these words may have entirely different meanings. They are called false friends, or faux amis. These faux amis can cause misunderstandings and awkward situations when they mean something entirely different than what you expected. Still More Faux Amis will help you avoid these embarrassing situations. It's written in conversational language and is easy and fun to read. Each faux ami word pair is explained so that you will understand how the French word is used compared to English usage. You'll also see examples in sentences and phrases. When you've finished reading this book, you will have learned most of these faux amis without ever having had to consciously memorize them, simply because they're so interesting.
Author : C. W. Kirk-Greene
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 1990
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780844214948
This reference book is a supplement to any standard French and English dictionary. Translators, teachers, students and people learning French at all levels should be informed as well as amused by this handy reference.
Author : Charles Douglas Billet
Publisher :
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9782912460936
Author : Jacques van Roey
Publisher :
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 29,78 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Engelske ordbøger
ISBN :
French-English language dictionary containing homonyms, paronyms and synonyms which might be confused.