false friend in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

false1 [Am fɔls, Brit fɔːls, fɒls] ADJ

friend1 [Am frɛnd, Brit frɛnd] N

1.1. friend (close acquaintance):

amigo m / amiga f

false → play, → ring

See also ring2, ring1, play

I.ring2 [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] N

II.ring2 <pt rang, pp rung> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB intr

III.ring2 <pt rang, pp rung> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB trans

I.ring1 [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] N

II.ring1 <pt & pp ringed> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB trans

I.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] N

1. play (amuse oneself):

false friend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for false friend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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What is a false friend?
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The protesters should beware not only of enemies, but also of false friends already working hard to dilute the protest.
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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
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.
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Such an approach has the disadvantage of making the learner more subject to the influence of false friends.
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These words are false friends.
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These false friends can be a source of misunderstanding.
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For this reason, teachers sometimes compile lists of false friends as an aid for their students.
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False friends are also a frequent source of difficulty between speakers of different dialects of the same language.
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The term "wandern", frequently misused as a false friend, does in fact not mean to wander, but to hike.
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