preservatif

The most embarrassing "faux amis" is: preservative/preservatif

faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

I had also forgotten about preservatif but remember now that it was a word I was going to avoid knowing that I'd probably end up using it in the wrong context.

faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

I, too, made the preservative/preservatif gaffe during my first visit to France.

faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

For example I had problems living it down when I confused ‘preservative’ with ‘preservatif’ (condom) .. sablonneuse |

French masterclass 2007

I, too, made the preservative/preservatif gaffe during my first visit to France.

faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

I had also forgotten about preservatif but remember now that it was a word I was going to avoid knowing that I'd probably end up using it in the wrong context.

faux amis - French Word-A-Day 2009

_Fourier_, N. Monde industriel, 396, who thinks that _le monopole général_ is always a _preservatif contre le commerce_.

System der volkswirthschaft. English Wilhelm Roscher 1855

In Portugal and France, the word for "condom" is "preservativo" and "preservatif" and is sometimes mistakenly used when asking for jam.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

Quick thinking, Fleur’s response: “If you use the preservatif, it helps prevent the disease, if you don’t use the preservatif, you are more likely to catch the disease!”

Random Smatterings and Happy Sheep Holidays! Kate Fleurange 2008

Quick thinking, Fleur’s response: “If you use the preservatif, it helps prevent the disease, if you don’t use the preservatif, you are more likely to catch the disease!”

Archive 2008-12-01 Kate Fleurange 2008