ложный друг

Russian

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Etymology

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Calque of French faux ami.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫoʐnɨj ˈdruk]

Noun

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ло́жный друг (lóžnyj drugm anim (genitive ло́жного дру́га, nominative plural ло́жные друзья́, genitive plural ло́жных друзе́й)

  1. false friend (a word in a foreign language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language, but has a different meaning)

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