ложный друг

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Russian

Etymology

Calque of French faux ami.

Pronunciation

Noun

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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