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Faux Amis
February 20, 2010 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Beware of false friends, those words that don't translate the way you'd expect. For example, the word "gift" in German means "poison," and the Spanish word "tuna" means "the fruit of the prickly pear cactus." These tricky lookalikes are also called faux amis. This is part of a complete episode.
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