English-French false friends

False friends (faux amis) are words that look alike in two languages but mean different things.

English	Correct French translation	Watch out: the French word…
actually	en fait	actuellement = currently
library	bibliothèque	librairie = bookshop
sensible	raisonnable	sensible = sensitive
eventually	finalement	éventuellement = possibly
to attend	assister à	attendre = to wait
to assist	aider	assister à = to attend
journey	voyage	journée = day
location	lieu, emplacement	location = rental
college	université (often)	collège = middle school
preservative	conservateur	préservatif = condom
deception	tromperie	déception = disappointment
chance (likelihood)	probabilité	chance = luck
coin	pièce de monnaie	coin = corner
to demand	exiger	demander = to ask
lecture	conférence, cours magistral	lecture = reading

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