English Words and Their Meaning in French

English words that exist but have a totally different meaning in French.

English to French

  1. pet - fart
  2. rape - grater
  3. douche - shower
  4. store - roller blind
  5. basket -  sneaker
  6. email - enamel
  7. smoking - tuxedo
  8. brushing - blow dry
  9. ban - official proclamation
  10. bout - piece / part / end
  11. verge - male reproductive organ
  12. bite - male reproductive organ (slang)
  13. casserole - pan / saucepan
  14. pain - bread
  15. or - gold
  16. chat - cat

Of course, the pronunciation is totally different but the spelling is the same.

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