false friend


Definition: Meaning of, false friend in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɔːls;fɒls frɛnd /

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false friend false friends
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  1. a word in a foreign language that is similar to one in your own, so that you wrongly think they both mean the same thing
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  2. someone who seems to be your friend but is not
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