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Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-13, 9:13
by הענט
cHr0mChIk wrote:Vlürch wrote:
mast
مست (mast) - drunk
маст (mast) - lard/fat

mast - ointment
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-13, 11:22
by aaakknu
besar - to kiss
besar - big
kiri - letter
kiri - left
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-14, 6:02
by cHr0mChIk
Hent wrote:cHr0mChIk wrote:Vlürch wrote:
mast
مست (mast) - drunk
маст (mast) - lard/fat

mast - ointment
Oh, it can also mean "ointment" in Serbian as well.

Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-16, 0:50
by Linguaphile
viril manly, masculine
viril manly, strong, potent
viril whiny, sniveling, fretful
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-17, 0:55
by Linguaphile
exit (noun) a way out; (verb) to leave
éxito success
eksitus error, mistake
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-17, 2:37
by vijayjohn
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-23, 16:50
by aaakknu
alam - know
alam - nature
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-24, 11:48
by Luís
colmo - thatch
colmo - summit, top, extreme
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-02-25, 6:22
by Linguaphile
educated having a good education/schooling, well-informed
educado polite, well-mannered
edukat (part.; nom. edukas) successful, prosperous, well-to-do
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-02, 17:40
by aaakknu
sastra - tailor (female)
sastra - literature
शास्त्र (śāstra) - scripture
сестра (sestra) - sister
pera - pear
pera - money
pera - stone (cognate with
piedra, I think)
pera - pillow
pera - stern
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-02, 19:55
by voron
mast
مست (mast) - drunk
маст (mast) - lard/fat
mast - ointment
масть (mast') - coat color (of a horse); suit (of a playing card)
mast - yogurt
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-04, 4:24
by vijayjohn
In Persian, 'yogurt' is ماست
mâst.

Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-17, 1:32
by Michael
ngordh to die (animals only), stiffen
ingordo glutton
The Albanian is cognate to “greed”.
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-17, 14:43
by Homine.Sardu
Michael wrote:
ngordh to die (animals only), stiffen
ingordo glutton
The Albanian is cognate to “greed”.
also
gordo - fat
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-18, 12:51
by aaakknu
Homine.Sardu wrote:Michael wrote:
ngordh to die (animals only), stiffen
ingordo glutton
The Albanian is cognate to “greed”.
also
gordo - fat
гордо [ɦordo] - proudly
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-20, 12:31
by h34
кече - day
кече - night
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-20, 12:47
by atalarikt
h34 wrote:
кече - day
кече - night
kece - cool (as in
you look cool)(slang)
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-26, 21:57
by Vlürch
木の実 (konomi) - nut, fruit, berry
好み (konomi) - taste, preference
konomi - child
consent
コンセント (konsento) - electrical outlet
juuri - root; exactly
遊離 (yūri) - isolation, separation
有利 (yūri) - advantageous
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-27, 0:55
by atalarikt
Luna moon, ancient Roman moon goddess
luna foreman, boss, supervisor
Re: Multilingual false friends 2
Posted: 2018-03-27, 1:45
by Linguaphile
atalarikt wrote:
Luna moon, ancient Roman moon goddess
luna foreman, boss, supervisor
luna cash-on-delivery, ransom, bail
luna room, space, accommodation