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Synonyms and confusion

There are a few words in English that we may tend to misuse when translating from French into English.

Here  are some nouns:

Cimetière    : cemetery (  separated    from the  church), churchyard  ( when it's around  the church)

Poitrine:  chest (  a man's),  breast /s ( a woman's) ,  breast ( a  chicken's)

Pêcheur : angler ( in  a river),   fisherman ( at  sea )

Porc:   pig (animal ),   pork ( meat) 

Mouton:  sheep (animal ),  mutton ( meat) ,

Bœuf :ox  ( animal ),   beef  ( meat)

Professeur:   professor ( only  at  University),   teacher (all   other   kinds    of    school)

Herbe:  grass ( in a   garden )  ,   herb(s)  ( medicinal   or for  cooking   purposes)

Librairie:  bookshop ( where books  are sold),      

Bibliothèque : library ( where  books  can  be read  or  lent)

Voyage:  journey ( by land) , voyage ( only by boat)

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2. It is a very long but very exciting train voyagejourneytripI don't know to reach Siberia from Istanbul.

3. From the train window we saw an anglerfishermanhunterI don't know fishing in the Avon river.

4. At The Cock and Bull's they serve an excellent chestribbreastI don't know of chicken cooked with cream and mushrooms.

5. Yummy! I'm really crazy about oxpigporkI don't know chops with French fries.

6. The Père Lachaise yardcemeterychurchyardI don't know in Paris gives rest to lots of famous artists and actors.

7. There is an important boutiquebookshoplibraryI don't know in Paris, very near the Seine, called Shakespeare and Company.

8. Paulette's daughter is a teachermasterprofessorI don't know of English at a secondary school in Liverpool.

9. The wool of Scottish lambsheepmuttonI don't know is famous for its excellent quality.

10. The Medical School of Salerno was famous in ancient times for its prescriptions of aromatic seedsgrassherbsI don't know that cured all sorts of diseases. It is now part of the University of Salerno.