Ces exercices vous aident à consolider les notions vues dans le cours sur les faux amis en anglais. Attention : chaque piège a déjà trompé des apprenants avancés !
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Exercice 1 — Quel est le vrai sens ?
Choisissez la traduction correcte du mot anglais en contexte.
- She goes to the library every Saturday to borrow books.
- I actually didn't know he was your brother.
- Could you give me a chance? I need the opportunity to prove myself.
- He is currently working on a new project.
Correction
- Elle va à la bibliothèque chaque samedi pour emprunter des livres.
- En fait, je ne savais pas qu'il était ton frère.
- Pouvez-vous me donner une chance ? J'ai besoin de l'occasion pour faire mes preuves.
- Il travaille actuellement sur un nouveau projet.
Exercice 2 — Faux amis : reliez le mot à son vrai sens
Associez chaque mot anglais à sa définition correcte en anglais. Attention aux ressemblances trompeuses avec le français !
- library
- actually
- currently
- bookshop
Correction
- A library is a place where you can borrow books for free, not a shop where you buy them.
- Actually means 'in fact' or 'in reality', not 'at the present moment'.
- Currently means 'at the present time', which is the correct translation of the French word 'actuellement'.
- A bookshop is a store where you buy books, which corresponds to the French word 'librairie'.
Exercice 3 — Complétez avec le bon mot
Complétez chaque phrase avec le mot anglais correct parmi les faux amis étudiés dans le cours.
- I borrowed three novels from the ___ near my school last week.
- She told me she was tired, but ___ she was just bored with the conversation.
- He is ___ studying for his B1 English exam and hopes to pass it next month.
- I went to the ___ in town to buy the new novel everyone is talking about.
Correction
- I borrowed three novels from the library near my school last week.
- She told me she was tired, but actually she was just bored with the conversation.
- He is currently studying for his B1 English exam and hopes to pass it next month.
- I went to the bookshop in town to buy the new novel everyone is talking about.
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