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False friend (bilingual homophones with very different meanings)

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False friend (bilingual homophones with very different meanings)

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False friend - Wikipedia

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These can be lots of fun in Slavic languages. Croatian “ponos” = pride, but Russian “ponos” = diarrhea.
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  záchod vs zachód
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    Polish vs Czech :D

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