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Being a world language teacher is always interesting. One of the most challenging things we have to teach our students is that not all words and expressions go from one language to the other, and that it doesn't always work to use a familiar word and 'Frenchify' or 'Spanify' it.
The most interesting expressions have to do with being excited, as in 'excessively affected by emotion', but in most romance languages, excité means to be aroused. I would always encourage my students to find another way to express their great emotion.
Tampon is another good word. Students don't like to use it, although if you've been through immmigration at any international airport, you have had your passport stamped, or tamponné.
Other fun words that are faux amis are préservatif (a form of birth control), attendre (to wait for), and douche (a shower). Of course, that is just the tip of the iceberg (or glaçon)
Do you have any favorite faux amis? Please share in the comments section
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