Translation of "false friend" into Dutch

valse vriend, valse vrienden are the top translations of "false friend" into Dutch.

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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  • valse vriend

    noun masculine

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

    I would rather have an honest critic than a false friend, Bontemps.

    Ik zou een eerlijke criticus verkiezen boven een valse vriend, Bontemps.

  • valse vrienden

    I would rather have an honest critic than a false friend, Bontemps.

    Ik zou een eerlijke criticus verkiezen boven een valse vriend, Bontemps.

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