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a. words that have all meanings different (different semantic content)

b. words that have a little in common and some things different
c. words that are very similar but have some connotations that are different

d. words that may be confused although they are different parts of speech

e. words that have 2 meanings in one language and only one in the other language

? how to implement this? How to use this other than in a list?

Like a spell checker?
Like a dictionary on the side while writing?
As a series of lessons that go from very different to subtly different?
? is the word more likely to be used erroneously by an anglophone or by a francophone?

Expressions
Brain trust/braintrust n.
Fair play/fairplay n.
I’m full / Je suis pleine
I am finished/je suis finie
I am shocking/ je suis shocking
Medicine cabinet/cabinet du medecin
Pass a test/passer un test
Pepper steak/steak au poivre
Pick up/ pickup
Play back/playback
Play catch/catch
Public school/ecole publique
Television program/programme de television

Words: (394)
Abuse/abus n.
Abuse/abuser v.
Abusive/abusif adj.
Accomplished/accompli adj.
Account/acompte n.
Achieve/achever v.
Actual/actuel adj.
Actually/actuellement adv.
Acute/aigu adj
Address/addresse n.
Advertisement/avertissement n.
Advice/avis n.
Advise/aviser v.
Alteration/alteration n.
Ancient/ancien adj.
Animation/animation n.
Anniversary/anniversaire n.
Anxious/anxieux adj.
Apology/apologie n.
Apparition/apparition n.
Appointment/appointement n.
Argument/argument n.
Army/armee n/adj
Arrive/arriver v.
Aspire/aspirer v.
Assist/assister v.
Assure/assurer v.
Attire/attirer n/v
Audience/audience n/
Auditor/auditeur n.
Bag/bague n.
Balance/balance n.
Balance/balancer v.
Ballot/ballot n.
Band/bande v.
Barracks/baraque n.
Bless/blesser v.
Blouse/blouse n.
Boom/boom n.
Boss/bosse n.
Box/box n.
Brassiere/brasier n.
Brave/brave adj.
Brute/brut n/adj
Cabinet/cabinet n.
Cake/cake n.
Candid/candide adj.
Canopy/canape n.
Canvas/canevas n,v/n
Car/car n.
Card/carte n.
Casserole/casserole n.
Catch/catch n.
Cave/cave n.
Chair/chair n.
Chaise/chaise n.
Chance/chance n.
Chandelier/chandelier n.
Change/change n.
Character/charactere n.
Charge/charge n.
Charge/charge v.
Chase/chase n.
Chase/chasser v.
Chat/chat n.
Clear/clair adj.
Client/client n.
Coin/coin n.
Collar/collier, colere n.
College/college n.
Colon/colon n.
Comedien/comedien n.
Command/commande n.
Command/commander v.
Commission/comission n.
Commode/commode n.
Commuter/commuter, commutateur n/v
Compact/compacte n.
Comprehensible/comprehensible adj
Concurrent/concurrent n.
Confection/confection n.
Conference/conference n.
Confidence/confidence n.
Conservatory/conservatoire n.
Considerate/considere adj.
Consistent/consistant, consistent adj.
Constipated/constipe adj.
Consumption/consommation n.
Contrary/contraire adj.
Control/controller v.
Cooperate/cooperer v.
Copy/copie n.
Corsage/corsage n.
Costume/costume n.
Cot/cotte n.
Courageous/courageux adj.
Courier/courrier n.
Courtier/courtier n.
Crash/cracher v.
Cry/crie n.
Cry/crier v.
Curious/curieux adj.
Deceive/decevoir v.
Declaration/declaration n.
Defend/defendre v.
Defiance/defiance n.
Definite/defini adj.
Delay/delayer v.
Demand/demander v.
Dent/dent n.
Deputy/depute n.
Dire/dire n.
Direction/direction n.
Discharge/decharger v.
Disposition/disposition n.
Disrobe/derober v.
Divan/divan n.
Dot/dote n.
Dress, dresser/dresser n,v/v.
Dungeon/donjon n.
Editor/editeur n.
Effectively/effectivement adj.
Egotist/egoiste n.
Elaborate/elabore v&adj.
Embarrassing/embarassant adj.
Embrace/embrasser v.
Embrase/embarasser v.
Emphasis/emphase n.
Employ/employer v.
Entrepreneur/entrepreneur n.
Estate/etat n.
Evidence/evidence n.
Examine/examen v/n
Exhibit/exhiber v.
Experience/experience n.
Expose/exposer v.
Extravagant/extravagant adj.
Fabric/fabrique n/v
Face/face n.
Famous/fameux adj.
Fastidious/fastidieux adj.
Fat/fat adj.
Fault/faute n.
Figure/figurer v.
File/file n.
File/filer v.
Fin/fin n.
Fine/fin adj.
Fix/fixer v.
Flash/flash n.
Flash/flasher v.
Float/flot n.
Float/flotter v.
Folly/folie n.
Fool/fou n., adj.
Forge/forger v.
Formidable/formidable adj.
Franchise/franchise n., adj.
Front/front n.
Furniture/fourniture n.
Gain/gagner v.
Gale/gale n.
Gaunt/gant adj/n
Genial/genial adj.
Genius/genie n.
Gentle/gentil adj.
Glass/glace n.
Glassed/glace adj.
Gobelins/Gobelins n.
Gold/gold n.
Golden/golden adj.
Grade/grade n.
Grape/grappe n.
Grief/grief n.
Groom/groom n.
Gross/gros n.
Gross/grossier adj.
Habit/habit n.
Hair/hair n/v
Hale/hale n.
Hall/hall n.
Hardy/hardi adj.
Hazard/hazard n.
Hop/hop v/int
Host(ess)/hote(sse) n.
Hurt/heurt n.
Hurt/heurter v.
Ignore/ignorer v.
Image/image n.
Important/important adj.
Imposing/imposant adj.
Inconvenient/inconvenient adj.
Indian/indien adj.
Indulge/indulgent v/adj
Infant/enfant n.
Infect/infect v/adj
Information/informations n.
Injure/injurier v.
Interesting/interessant adj.
Interrogation/interrogation n.
Intimate/intimer v.
Label/label n.
Labor/labourer v.
Lance/lancer v.
Lard/lard n.
Large/large adj.
Lecture/lecture n.
Legs/legs n.
Lemonade/limonade n.
Lent/lent n/adj
Libel/libel n.
Library/librairie n.
License/license n.
License/licenser v.
Lie/lier v.
Lime/lime n.
Line/ligne n.
Liquor/liqueur n.
Location/location n.
Lot/lot n.
Lunch/lunch n.
Luxury/luxure n.
Machine/machiner n/v
Magazine/magasin n.
Mail/maille n.
Major/majeur n/adj
Malice/malice n.
Maniac/maniaque n.
Manifesto/manifeste n.
Mannequin/mannequin n.
March/marcher v.
Marine/marine n.
Mark/marque n.
Marmelade/marmelade n.
Maroon/marron adj.
Match/match n.
Mechanic/mechanique n.
Medicine/medecin n.
Memoir/memoire n.
Menu/menu n.
Meringue/meringue n.
Mess/messe n.
Miser/misere n.
Mitten/mitaine n.
Money/monnaie n.
Muffle/moufler v.
Muffler/moufle n.
Name/nom n.
Novel/nouvelle adj.
Occasion/occasion n.
Office/office n.
Opportunity/opportunite n.
Or/or conj/n
Order/ordre n.
Original/original adj.
Ours/ours adj/n
Pain/pain n.
Pan/pan n.
Parade/parade n.
Parasol/parasol n.
Parent/parent n.
Parfum/parfum n.
Park/park n.
Particular/particulier adj.
Partition/partition n.
Party/parti n.
Patron/patron n.
Pepper/poivre n.
Phrase/phrase n.
Pie/pie n.
Piece/piece n.
Pile/pile n.
Pin/pin n.
Pipe/pipe n.
Plaid/plaid n.
Plan/plan n.
Plum/plume n.
Point/point n,v/n.
Popular/populaire adj.
Porcelaine/porcelaine n.
Porch/porche n.
Post/poste n.
Pot/pot n.
Prairie/prairie n.
Prejudice/prejudice n.
Present/presenter v.
Preserve/preserver v.
Press/presser v.
Pretend/pretendre v.
Process/proces n.
Proper/propre adj.
Propriety/propriete n.
Prune/prune n.
Publicity/publicite n.
Raisin/raisin n.
Range/rangee n.
Rare/rare adj.
Realise/realiser v.
Regard/regarder v.
Regret/regretter v.
Reimburse/rembourser v.
Reins/reins n.
Relations/relations n.
Rely/relier v.
Rent/rente n.
Repeat/repeter v.
Report/reporter n/v
Requisition/requisition n,v
Resort/ressort n.
Rest/rester v.
Resume/resumer v.
Retire/retirer v.
Return/retourner v.
Reunion/reunion n.
Reverence/reverence n.
Reverse/revers n.
Ride/ride n.
River/riviere n.
Roast beef/rosbif n.
Rock/roc n.
Romance/romance n.
Rouge/rouge adj.
Route/route n.
Rude/rude adj.
Sable/sable n.
Sack/sac n.
Salad/salade n.
Sale/sale n.
Saloon/salon n.
Savage/sauvage adj.
Say/sais v.
Scene/scene n.
Screw/ecrou n.
Senate/Senat n.
Sensible/sensible adj.
Sensitive/sensitive adj.
Sent/sent v.
Severe/severe adj.
Sketch/sketch n.
Slip/slip n.
Smoking/smoking n.
Society/societe n.
Son/son n.
Sophisticated/sophistique adj.
Sort/sort n.
Souvenir/souvenir n,v
Spectacle/spectacle n.
Spiritual/spirituel adj.
Steak/biftek n.
Store/store n.
Studio/studio n.
Stuff/etoffe n.
Suite/suite n.
Suite/suite n.
Supply/supplier v.
Support/supporter v.
Surname/surnom n.
Susceptible/susceptible adj.
Sympathetic/sympatique adj.
Syndicate/syndicat n.
Tail/taille n.
Tail/tailler v.
Talon/talon n.
Tank/tank n.
Tape/taper v.
Term/term n.
Terrible/terrible adj.
Tire/tir n.
Ton/ton n.
Tot/tot n/adv
Transpire/transpirer v.
Treat/trait n.
Trespass/trespasser v.
Trivial/trivial adj.
Truant/truand adj.
Trump/trompe n,v
Type/type n.
Umbrella/ombrelle n.
United/uni adj.
Use/user v.
Vacation/vacances n.
Vent/vent n.
Verger/verger n.
Vest/veste n.
Vicar/vicaire n.
Vicious/vicieux adj.
Villain/vilain n/adj
Vine/vin n.
Visit/visiter v.
Voyage/voyage n.
Vulgar/vulgaire adj.
Wagon/wagon n.
Water/water n.
WC/WC n.