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<caption>Examples of false friends between [[English language|English]] and other languages</caption>
<tr>
<th>Non-English word
<th>Which resembles English
(contracted; show full)<td>i (Latin)
<td>I
<td>go! (imperative)

<tr>
<td>is ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]])
<td>is
<td>ice
  cream

<tr>
<td>is ([[Latin language|Latin]])
<td>is
<td>you go

<tr>
<td>is ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]
<td>is
<td>ice

<tr>
<td>Island ([[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[German language|German]])<br>
Islande ([[French language|French]])<br>
<td>[[island]]
<td>[[Iceland]]

<tr>
<td>it ([[Latin language|Latin]])
<td>it
<td>he/she/it goes

<tr>
<td>caution ([[French language|French]])<br>
Kaution ([[German language|German]])
<td>caution
<td>[[deposit]], [[bail]]

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<td>kabinet (&#1082;&#1072;&#1073;&#1080;&#1085;&#1077;&#1090;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>cabinet
<td>office⏎
⏎
<tr>
<td>kid ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>[[Child|kid]]
<td>fawn

<tr>
<td>killa ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>kill, killer
(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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

</table>