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<caption>Examples of false friends between [[English language|English]] and other languages</caption>
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<th>Non-English word
<th>Which resembles English
(contracted; show full)<td>[[fire]]

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<td>bras ([[French language|French]])
<td>[[Brassiere|bra]](ssiere)s
<td>[[arm]] (the body part)


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<td>brat (&#1073;&#1088;&#1072;&#1090;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>brat
<td>brother⏎
⏎
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<td>brav ([[German language|German]])
<td>brave
<td>well-behaved

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<td>brushing ([[French language|French]])
<td>to brush
<td>a blow-dry (hairdresser's)

(contracted; show full)Dutch: similar, but only used for ships

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<td>famili&auml;r ([[German language|German]])
<td>familiar
<td>familial


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<td>familiya (&#1092;&#1072;&#1084;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080;&#1103;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>family
<td>surname⏎
⏎
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<td>far ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>far
<td>father

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<td>fart ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>[[Flatulence|fart]]
(contracted; show full)<td>List ([[German language|German]])<br>list (Swedish)
<td>[[list]]
<td>cunning, artfulness, ruse

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<td>lump (Swedish)
<td>lump

<td>discarded fabric, slang for mandatory military service

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<td>magasin ([[French language|French]])
magazin (&#1084;&#1072;&#1075;&#1072;&#1079;&#1080;&#1085;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>magazine
<td>store⏎
⏎
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<td>main ([[French language|French]])
<td>main
<td>[[hand]]

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<td>mama ([[Georgian language|Georgian]])
<td>[[mother]]
(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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<td>you (&#26377;) ([[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]])
<td>you
<td>to have

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