FYW 146 : False friends (faux amis) – supporter

In today's episode I wanted to go over both the English and French words "supporter" and their meanings.
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Un supporter (English pronunciation) = supporter nm
supporteur, supportrice
supporter une équipe = support, back, cheer on (sports team)
(Politics) sympathisant, sympathisante
(of idea) défenseur, partisan
Prendre parti = to take side
Supporter = to support, to hold up (a weight)
Ces vieilles poutres supportent encore le toit.= These old beams still support the roof
supporter = put up with, accept, tolerate, bear, stand
Nos voisins ne supportent pas le bruit
supporter = to accept, to bear, to cope with, to handle
C'est terrible, il ne supporte pas qu'on le contredise ! = It's awful; he can't handle being contradicted.
se supporter = to tolerate each other, to stand each other, stand one another
Mes parents ne se supportent plus.= My parents can't stand each other any more.
LINKS and RESOURCES

Episode 106 : « Je me lave, vous vous appelez, etc.: what are reflexive verbs ? » : frenchyourway.com.au/podcast106
Episode 135: “False friends (faux amis): inhabitant”: frenchyourway.com.au/podcast135
Episode 133: “PART 4 - 10 common false friends (= faux amis) in French and English”:: frenchyourway.com.au/podcast133
False friends, part 1: Episode 85- frenchyourway.com.au/podcast85
False friends, part 2: Episode 103- frenchyourway.com.au/podcast103
False friends, part 3: Episode 118 - frenchyourway.com.au/podcast118


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