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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
<th>But actually means

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<td>abbé ([[French language|French]])
<td>abbey
<td>priest or abbot

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<td>accuser ([[French language|French]])
<td>accuse
<td>acknowledge (''accuser réception'' = acknowledge receipt), although it can also mean "accuse" in other cases

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<td>actual ([[Romanian language|Romanian]])<br>
actual ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])<br>
actueel ([[Dutch language|Dutch]])<br>
aktuala ([[Esperanto language|Esperanto]])<br>
actuel ([[French language|French]]) <br>
aktuell ([[German language|German]])<br>
attuale([[Italian language|Italian]])
<td>actual
<td>current

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<td>adepte ([[French language|French]])<br>
adept ([[Romanian language|Romanian]])
<td>adept (proficient)
<td>follower

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<td>administré ([[French language|French]])
<td>administered
<td>citizen (as seen from an elected official; old-fashioned)<br>
user of a public administration (old-fashioned)<br>
may also mean "administered"

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<td>ado ([[French language|French]])
<td>ado (fuss)
<td>''short for'' adolescent

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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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