false friend
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌfalse ˈfriend noun [countable] 1. a word in a foreign language that is similar to one in your own, so that you wrongly think they both mean the same thing 〔外语中与母语相似的〕同形异义词2. someone who seems to be your friend but is not 不忠实的朋友
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false friend
ˌfalse ˈfriend
noun [countable]
1. a word in a foreign language that is similar to one in your own, so that you wrongly think they both mean the same thing
2. someone who seems to be your friend but is not
ˌfalse ˈfriend
noun [countable]1. a word in a foreign language that is similar to one in your own, so that you wrongly think they both mean the same thing
2. someone who seems to be your friend but is not