Crossword puzzle : Advanced false friends in French

Think you know French? These deceptively familiar words are designed to challenge even advanced learners. At C1 level, false friends become subtler and more treacherous — where intuition often leads you astray. From éventuellement to prétendre, sharpen your critical eye and test whether you can distinguish true meaning from misleading appearance.

Horizontalement

1. 3. Sometimes, indicating occasional occurrence
2. 3. sometimes or occasionally
3. 3. Sometimes
4. 6. Opportunity (not occasion only)
5. 8. To claim (not to pretend)
6. 9. Wonderful (not formidable)
7. 11. Twilight, dusk at day's end
8. 12. Boarding house (not pension)

Verticalement

1. 1. To be able to do something
2. 1. To be able to do something
3. 1. Verb meaning 'to be able to'
4. 1. To be able to
5. 1. To be able to, modal verb
6. 1. To be able to or can
7. 2. To want, irregular French verb
8. 2. Verb meaning 'to want'
9. 2. To want or to wish something
10. 2. To want, triggers subjunctive
11. 2. Verb meaning 'to want'
12. 2. To want
13. 2. To want
14. 4. Rude/crude (not grosser)
15. 5. Always
16. 5. Always, indicating constant occurrence
17. 5. always or still
18. 5. Always, at all times
19. 7. Sensitive (not sensible)
20. 10. Very soon, in a short time
21. 10. Soon