false friend
noun
/ˌfɑls ˈfɹɛnd/
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/ˌfɒls ˈfɹɛnd/
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/ˌfɔls ˈfɹɛnd/
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/ˌfɔːls ˈfɹɛnd/
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- (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.
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faux-ami,
faux ami
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