Mots identiques en français et en anglais

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On estime que 29% des mots de l’anglais moderne sont issus du français (source Wikipedia). De plus, un autre 29% des mots anglais sont issus du latin (dont beaucoup de mots scientifiques). Mais, cela fonctionne aussi dans l’autre sens : beaucoup de vocabulaire français vient de l’anglais. Il existe donc de nombreux mots qui sont similaires en français et en anglais. Certains sont de FAUX amis, car ils n’ont pas le même sens. En revanche, un grand nombre sont des VRAIS amis, ou presque : ils ont un sens proche ou similaire, et s’écrivent de la même manière. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une liste de ceux-ci ! Ces mots constituent une bonne manière d’apprendre beaucoup de vocabulaire avec peu d’efforts. Mais attention, souvent les mots d’origine française appartiennent au langage soutenu, vous paraitrez peut-être un peu pompeux ou intellectuel si vous n’utilisez que ces mots-là. Enfin, sachez que si l’orthographe est semblable, la prononciation, elle, est le plus souvent totalement différente ! Ces mots restent néanmoins une formidable ressource pour les Francophones voulant apprendre beaucoup de vocabulaire anglais.

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affection affiliation affirmation affirmative affliction affront aficionado agent agile agitation agriculture air album alias alliance alligator allusion alpha alphabet altercation altitude alto amateur ambition ambivalence ambivalent ambulance ample amplification amputation amusement anal ancestral anecdote angle angora animal animation annihilation annotation anthrax anticipation antidote antique antisocial apartheid apocalypse apostrophe apparent apparition applicable application appropriation approximation aptitude aquarium

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C cactus cage calcification

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D dahlia dandy danger date dealer delta dense dental descendant description desperado dessert destination destitution destructible destruction diagonal dialectal dialogue diatribe dictatorial diction diesel diffusion digestible digestion digital digression dilapidation diligent dilution dimension diminution diode direct direction disciple discipline disco discordant discrimination discussion dislocation disposition dissection dissension dissident dissipation dissolution dissonant distance distant distillation distinct

distinction distraction distribution district diva divan divergence divergent diversification diversion divisible division divorce docile doctoral doctrine document documentation dollar domestication dominance domination domination dominion domino donation dorsal dosage dose double dragon drainage drive duel dune duo dupe duplex duplication

E effervescence effervescent efficient effort ego embargo empire employable encouragement endurance engagement enviable

enzyme errant ersatz escalator estimable estimation eucalyptus exact exaltation excavation excellence excellent exception excitable exclusion excommunication excursion excusable excuse exfoliation exhibition exhortation existence exorbitant expansion expert expiration explicable exploit exploitation exploration explosion export exportation exposition expression expulsion extermination extinction extraction extradition extravagance extravagant extroversion exultation

F gadget gain gala gambit gamma

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H habitable habitat habitation hallucination halo hamster handicap hangar harangue harem harmonica herbicide herbivore hexagonal hiatus hibernation hibiscus hobby hockey homophone hooligan

horde horizon horizontal hormonal hormone horoscope horrible horticulture hostile humble hyperbole hypocrite

I iceberg identifiable identification idiot igloo ignorance ignorant illumination illusion illustration image imaginable imagination imitable imitation immature immense immersion immigrant immigration imminent immobile immoral impact impartial impatience impatient impeccable imperceptible imperfection impertinence impertinent implacable implant implication implasion import importance important

importation imposition impossible impression improbable impromptu improvisation impudent impulsion inaccessible inaction inadmissible inauguration incandescent incapable incarnation incessant incidence incident incision inclination inclusion incomparable incompatible inconsolable incorrect incorrigible incrimination incubation indestructible indication indigent indigestion indignation indigo indirect indispensable indistinct indivisible indolent indubitable indulgence indulgent inexact inexcusable inexplicable infantile infatuation infection infernal infertile infestation infiltration inflammable inflammation inflation

influence information infraction infrastructure infusion ingratitude inhalation inhibition inimitable initial initiation initiative infection injustice innocence innocent innovation inoculation insatiable inscription insecticide insertion insinuation insolence insolent insoluble inspection inspiration installation instigation instinct institution instruction instrument instrumentation insubordination insupportable insurrection intact intangible intellect intelligence intelligent intelligible intense intention interaction interception interchangeable interface interjection interlude interminable intermission intermittent international

interrogation interruption intersection intervention interview intestinal intimidation intoxication intrigue introduction introspection introversion intrusion intuition invariable invasion invention inverse inversion investigation investiture invincible invisible invitation ion iota iridescent iris irrigable irrigation irritable irritant irritation isolation isotope

J jaguar jamboree jargon jazz job jockey jovial jubilant jubilation judo jungle jurisprudence jury justifiable justification juxtaposition

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K kaput karma kayak kilt kimono kitchenette kitsch kiwi koala kumquat

L lactation lactose lamentable lamentation lance larynx laser lassitude lasso latent latex latitude latrines liaison libido lichen lieutenant ligament ligature limitation lingerie lion liqueur liquidation lithium lobe locomotion locomotive locution logo long longitudinal lotion lotus lucre luminescence

M macabre machination machine macho maestro magazine magenta magnitude magnolia maintenance majorette malachite malaria malnutrition malt manifestation manipulation mannequin manufacture marathon margarine marginal marina marinade marital maritime marsupial martial martyr massacre massage matrimonial maturation mauve maximum mayonnaise membrane menace menstruation mental menthol mention mentor message mezzanine microbe micron microphone microscope

migraine migrant migration militant millet million miniature minimal minimum minuscule minute miracle mirage misanthrope missile mission mixture mobile modal mode modem modifiable modification modulation module mohair monochrome monologue monotone monument monumental moral morgue morose morphine mortification motel motivation moustache mucus mule multiple multiplication multitude municipal munitions muscle musculature musical mutant mutation mutilation mystification mystique

N nacre nadir napalm narration nasal nation national nature naval navigable navigation nectar nectarine neural neutron niche nickel nicotine nirvana nitrate noble nodule nomenclature nominal nomination nonchalance nonchalant normal notable notation note notification notion nougat novice nuance nubile nylon

O objection obligation oblique oblong observance observation obsession obstacle obstruction occasion occidental

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P palindrome palpable palpitation

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Q quadrant quadruple qualification quantum quark quartz quatrain question questionnaire quiche quiet quinine quintessence quintuple quota

R racial radar radial radian radiant radiation radical radio radium radius radon raid ramification ranch rat ratification ratio ration ravine rechargeable recognition reconstitution reconstruction rectangle rectifiable rectitude recyclable referendum refuge regret relaxation religion repentant reproduction

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S sabotage sacrifice safari saga saint salami salutation samba sanatorium sanctification sanction sandwich sardine satellite satin satire satisfaction saturation sauna savant scalp scalpel

science scooter scorpion scribe script sculpture secret segment senior sensation sentiment serf sermon serpent service servile servitude session shrapnel signature silence silhouette silicone silo simple simplification simulation siphon site situation six sketch ski skiff slalom slogan smog snob sobriquet sociable social sodium sofa solarium solidification solitude solo solstice soluble solution somnolent sonar sonnet sophistication soprano sorbet

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surcharge surface surplus surprise susceptible suspect suspense suspension suspicion suture svelte symposium synagogue syndrome synopsis

T tact tactile talc tandem tangible tango tanker tapioca tarot taxable taxation taxi technique tempo tenable tendon tennis tension terminal terminus termite terrain territorial test testament textile texture thalamus thermal thermostat thorax thymus tic tirade titillation toast

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U ultimatum ultraviolet unification unique uranium urgent urinal urine usage

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X xylophone

Y yacht yoga

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