False friend
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British pronunciation/fˈɒls fɹˈɛnd/
American pronunciation/fˈɑːls fɹˈɛnd/

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False friend
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фальшивий друг

a word in a foreign language that looks or sounds similar to a word in one's own language but has a different meaning
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"Embarazada" in Spanish means pregnant, not embarrassed as in English, illustrating a classic false friend.
When she found out that her best friend had been spreading malicious rumors about her, she realized that false friends are worse than open enemies.
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