Como Pronunciar "false friends"

expression

/fɔls ˈfrɛndz/

FAWLS FRENDZ

/fɔːls ˈfrendz/

FAWLS FRENDZ

Definição

In language learning, 'false friends' are words in two different languages that look or sound similar but have different meanings, which can easily lead to misunderstandings.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

/fɔls ˈfrɛndz/

Inglês Britânico

/fɔːls ˈfrendz/

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

FAWLS FRENDZ

Ouça em Contexto

Some English and French words are false friends and don't mean the same thing.

Learners often confuse false friends when studying new languages.

Be careful with false friends like 'library' and 'librarie'.

It's easy to make mistakes because of false friends during conversations.