cognates- (dessert is dessert, plus is plus) They are not necessarily pronounced the same.
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
Air, Base, Commerce, Description, Effort, Fascination, Grain, Hall, Indication, Jamboree, Kumquat, Lotion, Maximum, Notion, Orientation, Perceptible, Quadrant, Ratio, Script, Tendon, Usage, Vacant, Wharf, Xylophone, Yacht, Zoom. All of these words mean the same thing in French as they do in English.
The same word in French as in English - Yak
It is the same word in English and French. The pronunciation of the U isn't the same, though. In English it begins with a y-sound like the word "you", but in French it is just the pure u-vowel like in the words tu, du, and une.
French words were introduced to the English language after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This event resulted in a significant influence of French language and culture on English, leading to the incorporation of many French words into the English vocabulary.
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
There are many words in English that have their origins in French (or Norman). It's one of the reasons that English is such a rich language as there are often "French" and "Saxon" words for the same thing (for example, courage (French) and bravery (Saxon)). Some other "French" based words in English are: perfume, accomplice, admire, ace, baggage, ballet - there is a link associated with this answer which provides a much longer list.
There are many words that are the same between French and English. French is a Romance Language which comes from Latin. English also has Latin influences, so there are many nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc that are the same.
The French word 'sensible' translates as "sensitive" in English. The English word "sensible" is translated 'raisonable' in French. So these words have the same spelling, the same origin, but a different meaning. It is a "faux-ami".
There are far too many of these to list on wiki answers.
Air, Base, Commerce, Description, Effort, Fascination, Grain, Hall, Indication, Jamboree, Kumquat, Lotion, Maximum, Notion, Orientation, Perceptible, Quadrant, Ratio, Script, Tendon, Usage, Vacant, Wharf, Xylophone, Yacht, Zoom. All of these words mean the same thing in French as they do in English.
The same word in French as in English - Yak
It is the same word in English and French. The pronunciation of the U isn't the same, though. In English it begins with a y-sound like the word "you", but in French it is just the pure u-vowel like in the words tu, du, and une.
This is the same in French as it is in English.
If it is a name it is the same in french as in English ( Ashley restaurant). If you are stuck with some french words use Bablefish. Its very good!
ADDENDUM: I believe it bears sayign that these 2 words mean the same thing; more so, they are the same thing. Fete is gala. both these words are French and have been adopted into English
Many can be found here:http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/vraisamis.htm