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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
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<td>chef ([[French language|French]])<br>
Chef ([[German language|German]])
<td>chef
<td>boss
 (in French, occasionally means "cook" or "head cook")

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<td>compromiso ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
<td>compromise
<td>promise

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(contracted; show full)<td>[[gold]], now (introducing second proposition of a [[syllogism]])

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<td>ours ([[French language|French]])
<td>ours
<td>a [[bear]]


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<td>pain ([[French language|French]])
<td>pain
<td>bread⏎
⏎
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<td>patetic ([[Romanian language|Romanian]])<br>
path&eacute;tique ([[French language|French]])
<td>pathetic
<td>[[Emotion|emotional]] (in French, can also mean pathetic)

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<td>pathetisch ([[German language|German]])
<td>pathetic
<td>solemn, lofty

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(contracted; show full)<td>[[ankle]]

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

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