130 COMMON TRUE COGNATES

[tab] minuscule cage (f.) parachute (m.)

[tab_item macabre carafe (f.) parasite (m.)
title=”ADJECTIVES“] normal client (m.) passage (m.)
notable patience (f.)
adorable danger (m)
absent optimal date (f.) qualification (f.)
accessible plural destination (f.) quadrant (m.)
plausible question (f.)
brave perceptible effort (m.)
bizarre expert (m.) radio (f.)
brutal racial existence (f.) rat (m.)
radiant rectangle (m.)
certain respectable festival (m.) regret (m.)
central rural fiasco (m.)
capable sanction (f.)
simple garage (f.) satisfaction (f.)
distinct sociable glucose (f.) science (f.)
diligent transparent
direct unique horizon (m.) taxi (m.)
urgent hyperbole (f.) tennis (m.)
extravagant hypocrite (m.)
excellent vertical ultimatum (m.)
exorbitant visible illustration (f.) unification (f.)
violent identification (f.)
final immersion (f.) vibration (f.)
flexible [/tab_item] impression (f.) vestige (m.)
[tab_item title=”NOUNS“] village (m.)
grotesque logo (m.) zone (f.)
habitable abdomen (m.) lactation (f.) zoo (m.)
horrible absence (f.)
horizontal accent (m.) machine (f.)
menace (f.)
irritable base (f.) massage (m.)
invisible brochure (f.)
inverse budget (m.) nature (f.)
long novice (m/f.)
lamentable
 collecter (to collect) payer  (to pay)

compléter (to complete) préparer (to prepare)

commencer (to commence/begin) protéger (to protect)

[/tab_item] décider (to decide) rectifier (to rectify)

[tab_item title=”VERBS“] défendre (to defend) refuser (to refuse)

Many French and English verbs dîner (to dine) répondre (to respond)
share the same origin despite the
different spelling. But be examiner (to examine) repéter (to repeat)
careful!  Even though the verb
may have the same meaning, the finir (to finish) séparer (to separate)
usage in French may vary
slightly. (For example, in French
garantir (to guarantee) vérifier (to verify)
“arriver” means “to arrive”
However, arriver may also be
used to express that arrival is indiquer (to indicate)
imminent: J’arrive means “I’m
on my way” or “I’m coming!” In influencer (to influence)
English, you wouldn’t say: “I’m
arriving!”) insister (to insist)

admirer (to admire) inviter (to invite)

accompagner (to accompany) joindre (to join)

accomplir  (to accomplish) negliger (to neglect)

accepter (to accept) obéir (to obey)

arriver (to arriver) occuper (t0 occupy)

blâmer (to blamer) organiser (to organize)

bloquer (to block) pardonner (to pardon, excuse)

changer (to change) passer (to pass)