false friend

English - Turkish

Definition of false friend in English Turkish dictionary: yanlış arkadaş
Her dilde yanlış arkadaşlar vardır. - There are false friends in every language.
false friends: (Fonetik, Ses Bilimi) İki ayrı dilde okunuşları ve yazılışları aynı ya da yakın fakat anlamları farklı olan kelimeler

English - English

Definition of false friend in English English dictionary: A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language; two words in different languages that appear to be the same but have very different meanings; an unfaithful friend
false friends: plural form of false friend
false-friend: Attributive form of false friend, noun
The false-friend status of the phrase was lost on him.
partial false friend: A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all
false friends: (Fonetik, Ses Bilimi) Pairs of words or phrases in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning

false friend

Hyphenation

false Friend

fôls frend

/ˈfôls ˈfrend/ /ˈfɔːls ˈfrɛnd/

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