false friends (0 synonym found)

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Definition of false friends:

(n) : (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.
(n) : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, friend.

Definition of false friends:

(n) : (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.
(n) : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, friend.

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