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List of false friends
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>the (feminine and plural article; example: die Ehefrau (the wife), die H&auml;user (the houses))

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<td>dick ([[German language|German]])
<td>[[dick]] (slang for the penis or a detective) also short for Richard, e.g. in idiom (every) Tom Dick and Harry
<td>[[fat]], thick


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<td>diverse ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>diverse
<td>various⏎
⏎
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<td>dag (&#1491;&#1490;) ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]])
<td>[[dog]]
<td>[[fish]]

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<td>Dom ([[German language|German]])
<td>[[dome]]
(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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

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