false friend English

Meaning false friend meaning

What does false friend mean?

false friend noun

— (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.

— type of word

Synonyms false friend synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as false friend?

false friend English » English

faux ami

false cognate

nonequivalent

faux amis

fair-weather friend

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