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a failure to correctly understand a question, remark, or instruction, often leading to confusion or conflict between people

malentendu, incompréhension

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

cognat, cognate

a word in a foreign language that looks or sounds similar to a word in one's own language but has a different meaning

faux ami, faux ami linguistique

used to emphasize a fact or the truth of a situation

vraiment

a fruit that is round and has thin yellow, red, or green skin

pomme

a device or piece of equipment for taking photographs, making movies or television programs

appareil-photo, caméra

a way that enables someone to get out of a room, building, or a vehicle of large capacity

sortie

above average in amount or size

grand, gros

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

roman

our mother or our father

parent

(plural) an organization that catches thieves, killers, etc. and makes sure everyone follows rules

police

the habit or act of breathing the smoke of a cigarette, pipe, etc. in and out

tabagisme, fumer

a car that has a driver whom we pay to take us to different places

taxi

a sport in which two or four players use rackets to hit a small ball backward and forward over a net

tennis