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[VOCAB] Swedish-English false friends

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[VOCAB] Swedish-English false friends

Post by Basler Biker »

Zmrzlina on Duolingo wrote
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_över ... h_engelska

HelenCarlsson

Interesting! Some of them were new to me. And I must confess that I use "illitterat" the English way.
PS. Guess that "fart" should be included :). It is a Swedish word for speed.

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One of my favorites is gift, a homophone which means 'married' as an adjective and 'poison' as a noun.

Is there a list somewhere online that's like the opposite of the Wikipedia link in the original post? Another words, is there a list somewhere that shows "true friends" between English and Swedish? I've just started learning Swedish, but I think such a list would help me realize how many Swedish words I already know without even knowing it. I didn't have any luck finding one after doing a quick google search. Thanks!

Two that caught my attention (from the Clothing lesson) but are not in the list: rock, slips.


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