Translation of "false friend" into French

faux-ami, faux ami, faux frère are the top translations of "false friend" into French.

false friend noun grammar

(linguistics, idiomatic) A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language. [..]

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  • faux-ami

    noun masculine

    word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning [..]

    False friends are pairs of words in two languages that are similar in spelling or pronunciation, but differ in meaning.

    Les faux amis sont des paires de mots dans deux langues qui sont similaires en orthographe ou en prononciation mais dont les significations sont différentes.

  • faux ami

    noun masculine

    False friends are pairs of words in two languages that are similar in spelling or pronunciation, but differ in meaning.

    Les faux amis sont des paires de mots dans deux langues qui sont similaires en orthographe ou en prononciation mais dont les significations sont différentes.

  • faux frère

    Woe to the hypocrites, false friends and bandits!

    Malheur aux hypocrites, aux faux frères, aux bandits.

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