blesser — French False Friend
The most embarrassing French false friend
French
False friends
Transcript
This French word does not mean what you think.
blesser looks like it means "to bless (someone)".
But it actually means to hurt or injure (someone).
If you want to say "to bless (someone)" in French, you say bénir.
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