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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>[[deposit]], [[bail]]

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<td>kabinet (&#1082;&#1072;&#1073;&#1080;&#1085;&#1077;&#1090;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>cabinet
<td>office


<tr>
<td>kedr (&#1050;&#1077;&#1076;&#1088;) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
<td>[[cedar]]
<td>[[Siberian Pine]]⏎
⏎
<tr>
<td>kid ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<td>[[Child|kid]]
<td>fawn

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<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

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