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This Dataset contains many (as many as I could find) False Friends for English and German Language.
False Friends are words that are same / similar in sound or spelling.
**Example:**
A) False Friend Word: "bald"
B) Meaning of Word in English: "not having hair"
C) Actual, Translated Meaning of German Word: "soon"
D) Translation of English "bald" in German: "glatzköpfig"
**Columns:**
False Friend / False Friend Word: Like A), A word with different meanings in both languages.
Correct False Friend Synonym: A true German synonym for the A) False Friend.
Wrong False Friend Synonym: Like D), a translation of the English False Friend into German.
Sentence: A Sentence, where the A) False Friend Word is used.
Correct Sentence: The Same Sentence as before, however the False Friend Word A) is replaced by The Correct False Friend Synonym
Wrong Sentence: The Same Sentence as before, however the False Friend Word A) is replaced by The Wrong False Friend Synonym like D)
Correct English Translation: The actual meaning of the False Friend, like in C)
Wrong English Translation: The wrong meaning of the False Friend, a word sounding or is written similar / same as the False Friend.
Source: The Source (Website) where the False Friend was mentioned.