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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

(cs)

mast - ointment

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-13, 11:22

by aaakknu

(es)

besar - to kiss

(id)

besar - big

(et)

kiri - letter

(id)

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

(es)

viril manly, masculine

(fr)

viril manly, strong, potent

(et)

viril whiny, sniveling, fretful

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-17, 0:55

by Linguaphile

(en)

exit (noun) a way out; (verb) to leave

(es)

éxito success

(et)

eksitus error, mistake

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-17, 2:37

by vijayjohn

Linguaphile wrote: exit (noun) a way out; (verb) to leave
éxito success
eksitus error, mistake

Latin (la)

exit - he/she/it exits, departs, avoids, evades, runs out (of time), (figuratively) escapes

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-23, 16:50

by aaakknu

(tl)

alam - know

(id)

alam - nature

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-24, 11:48

by Luís

(pt)

colmo - thatch

(es)

colmo - summit, top, extreme

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-02-25, 6:22

by Linguaphile

(en)

educated having a good education/schooling, well-informed

(es)

educado polite, well-mannered

(et)

edukat (part.; nom. edukas) successful, prosperous, well-to-do

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-02, 17:40

by aaakknu

(es)

sastra - tailor (female)

(id)

sastra - literature

(sa)

शास्त्र (śāstra) - scripture

(uk)

сестра (sestra) - sister

(es)

pera - pear

(tl)

pera - money

(ist)

pera - stone (cognate with piedra, I think)

(mi)

pera - pillow

(vep)

pera - stern

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-02, 19:55

by voron

English (en)

mast

Persian (fa)

مست (mast) - drunk

Serbian (sr)

маст (mast) - lard/fat

(cs)

mast - ointment

(ru)

масть (mast') - coat color (of a horse); suit (of a playing card)

(ku)

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

(sq)

ngordh to die (animals only), stiffen

(it)

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

(es)

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

(uk)

гордо [ɦordo] - proudly

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-20, 12:31

by h34

(mhr)

кече - day

(krc)

кече - night

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-20, 12:47

by atalarikt

h34 wrote: кече - day
кече - night

(id)

kece - cool (as in you look cool)(slang)

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-26, 21:57

by Vlürch

Japanese (ja)

木の実 (konomi) - nut, fruit, berry

Japanese (ja)

好み (konomi) - taste, preference
Xingu Asurini

Xingu Asurini

konomi - child

English (en)

consent

Japanese (ja)

コンセント (konsento) - electrical outlet

Finnish (fi)

juuri - root; exactly

Japanese (ja)

遊離 (yūri) - isolation, separation

Japanese (ja)

有利 (yūri) - advantageous

Re: Multilingual false friends 2

Posted: 2018-03-27, 0:55

by atalarikt

(la)

Luna moon, ancient Roman moon goddess

(haw)

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

(et)

luna cash-on-delivery, ransom, bail

(ceb)

luna room, space, accommodation