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See [[false cognate]], [[false friend]], [[list of words]], [[list of reference tables]], [[List of English-French Faux Amis]]


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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>a blow-dry (hairdresser's)

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<td>brutaal ([[Dutch language|Dutch]])
<td>brutal
<td>bold


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<td>calzone [[Spanish language|Spanish]])
<td>[[calzone]]
<td>underwear⏎
⏎
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<td>canto ([[Latin language|Latin]], [[Italian language|Italian]] or [[Spanish language|Spanish]])
<td>canto
<td>I sing

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<td>car ([[French language|French]])
<td>car
(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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

</table>