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French and English Cognates: Over 8,800 Words Which are the Same in French and English
There are many words that are very similar in English and French. Thanks to William the Conqueror (or as the French call Guillaume le Conquérant) and his invasion of England nearly a millennia ago, French and English share tens of thousands of similar words. Some are identical in spelling and meaning (e.g., impossible); some have the same meaning and slightly different spelling (e.g., adresse /address) and some have slightly different spelling and a partially different meaning (e.g., porc/pork). These words are known as cognates.
It is estimated that 29% of the words in modern English are from French (source Wikipedia). But, it also works in the other a lot of French terms come from English. Another 29% of the English words come from Latin including many scientific words. Many are TRUE friends, or they have the same or similar meaning, and are written in the same way. This dictionary contains these “True Friends” or cognates. But beware, there are many words which look similar in French and English, but they’re FALSE Friends, because they do not have the same meaning.
Finally, know that if the spelling is similar, pronunciation is almost always totally different !
This book contains 8990 words which are true cognates in French and English. Check our website for audio to hear the differences in pronunciation.
www.wordsrus.info/fre/cognates.php
It is estimated that 29% of the words in modern English are from French (source Wikipedia). But, it also works in the other a lot of French terms come from English. Another 29% of the English words come from Latin including many scientific words. Many are TRUE friends, or they have the same or similar meaning, and are written in the same way. This dictionary contains these “True Friends” or cognates. But beware, there are many words which look similar in French and English, but they’re FALSE Friends, because they do not have the same meaning.
Finally, know that if the spelling is similar, pronunciation is almost always totally different !
This book contains 8990 words which are true cognates in French and English. Check our website for audio to hear the differences in pronunciation.
www.wordsrus.info/fre/cognates.php
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2017
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John C. Rigdon
1,193 books9 followersJohn Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (1100 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the website, www.wordsrus.info. John resides in the foothills of the Appalachians outside Cartersville, GA. where he enjoys gardening and aquaponics. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.
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