false friend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Italian Dictionary

false friend [Brit, Am ˌfɔls ˈfrɛnd] N LING

false friend

falso amico m

Translations for false friend in the Italian»English Dictionary

falso amico LING

false friend

Translations for false friend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd] N

1. friend (person one likes):

friend

amico m / amica f (of di)

he's a friend of my father's

è un amico di mio padre

to make friends (form friendship)

farsi degli amici

to make friends (form a friendship)

fare amicizia

to make friends with sb

fare amicizia con qn

to be friends with sb

essere amico di qn

they've been friends for 15 years

sono amici da 15 anni

to be the best of friends

essere molto amici or avere una bellissima amicizia

to be a good friend to sb

essere un vero amico per qn

he's no friend of mine!

non è un mio amico!

Rosie is a friend of mine

Rosie è una mia amica

the house belongs to a photographer friend of his

la casa appartiene a un suo amico fotografo

we're just good friends

siamo solo buoni amici

that's what friends are for

a questo servono gli amici

let's be friends! (after quarrel)

facciamo pace

who goes there? friend or foe?

chi va là? amico o nemico?

not forgetting our old friend the taxman iron

senza dimenticare il nostro caro amico, il fisco

friend with benefits inf

amico m con cui ogni tanto può scapparci del sesso / amica f con cui ogni tanto può scapparci del sesso

2. friend (supporter, fellow-member, ally):

friend fig

amico m / amica f

friend fig

sostenitore m / sostenitrice f

the party has many friends in industry

il partito ha molti sostenitori tra gli industriali

the Friends of Covent Garden

gli amici del Covent Garden

friends in high places

amici influenti or che contano

3. friend (familiar object) fig:

this book is an old friend

questo libro mi è molto caro

II.Friend REL

Friend

quacchero m / quacchera f

III.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd]

with friends like him, her, who needs enemies?

con amici di questo tipo, non c'è bisogno di avere dei nemici

a friend in need is a friend indeed prov

gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

falso

false belief

erroneo

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

falso

their fears, expectations may well prove false

i loro timori, le loro speranze potrebbero dimostrarsi infondati, infondate

a false sense of security

un falso senso di sicurezza

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport, tax returns, name, address

falso

to give false information LAW

dare informazioni false

to give false evidence LAW

apportare prove false

to bear false witness LAW

prestare falsa testimonianza

charged with false accounting ADMIN, LAW

accusato di falsificazione contabile

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

finto

4. false (affected, disloyal):

false person

falso

false friend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Italian Dictionary

false friend N LING

false friend

falso amico m

Translations for false friend in the English»Italian Dictionary

a false friend

un falso amico

Translations for false friend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ

1. false (untrue):

false idea, information

falso, -a

a false dawn

un falso allarme m

false economy

finto risparmio m

false move

mossa f falsa

to take a false step

fare un passo falso

a false pregnancy MED, PSYCH

gravidanza f isterica

to give a false impression

fare un'impressione sbagliata

to raise false hopes

suscitare false speranze

2. false (artificial):

false beard, eyelashes

finto, -a

a false bottom

un doppio fondo m

3. false name, address, identity:

false

falso, -a

to give false evidence in court LAW

testimoniare il falso in tribunale

false accounting LAW, FIN

falso m in bilancio

under false colors liter

sotto mentite spoglie

under false pretenses

con l'inganno

4. false (insincere):

false smile, laugh, manner

falso, -a

to put on a false front

fingere

false modesty

falsa modestia f

5. false liter (disloyal):

a false friend

un falso amico

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

ingannare qu

friend [frend] N

1. friend:

friend

amico(-a) m (f)

to be friends

essere amici

to make friends (with sb)

fare amicizia (con qu)

a friend of mine/his/hers/yours

un mio/suo/tuo amico

2. friend (supporter):

friend

sostenitore(-trice) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Protectionism can be a seductive but a false friend.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

These false friends can be a source of misunderstanding.

en.wikipedia.org

Beware not only of enemies, but also of false friends who pretend to support us, but are already working hard to dilute our protest.

www.abc.net.au

One difference between false cognates and false friends is that while false cognates mean roughly the same thing in two languages, false friends bear two distinct (sometimes even opposite) meanings.

en.wikipedia.org

Alert to false friends and false promises and misrepresentations about us.

hotair.com

It's a false friend and not a good idea.

entertainment.ie

This translation extends to the use of linguistic false friends, such as rare (from raro) instead of strange and syndicate (from sindicato) instead of trade union.

en.wikipedia.org

In this time you will have lots of people offering you their help and while the greater majority will have the very best of intentions, beware the false friend.

www.telegraph.co.uk

These words are false friends.

en.wikipedia.org

What is a false friend?

www.telegraph.co.uk