Word info

partial false friend

Noun

Meaning

partial false friend (plural partial false friends)

(linguistics, uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.
Hypernym: false friend


Examples



The Spanish word acción sometimes translates to the English word action, but not always.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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