how-to-make-mistakes:

French-English false friends

Note: some of the words can have different meanings/are not false friends in Canadian French.

• Actuel Actual Current
• Avertissement(m) Advertisment Warning
• Attendre Attend Wait
• Bague(f) Bag Ring
• Blesser Bless Injure, Hurt
• Chair(f) Chair Flesh
• Coin(m) Coin Corner
• Déception(f) Deception Disappointment/Frustration
• Dresser Dress Raise/Train
• Envie(f) Envy Wish (BUT envier can mean to envy)
• Eventuellement Eventually Possibly
• Fastidieux Fastidious Tiresome, Boring
• Fourniture(f) Furniture Supplies/Provision
• Grappe(f) Grape Bunch/Cluster
• Habit(m) Habit Garment
• Joli Jolly Pretty
• Journée(f) Journey Day
• Librairie(f) Library Book shop
• Location(f) Location Rental
• Luxurieux Luxurious Lustful
• Monnaie(f) Money Loose change/Currency
• Piles Pills Batteries
• Préservatif(m) Preservative Condom
• Prune(f) Prune Plum
• Raisin(m) Raisin Grape
• Sensible Sensible Sensitive
• S’introduire Introduce oneself Enter/Penetrate
• Sympathique Simpathetic Nice

(I’ll appreciate any corrections from native or more advanced speakers!)