false friend in English

noun
1
a word or expression that has a similar form to one in a person's native language, but a different meaning (for example English magazine and French magasin ‘shop’).
Our friend has fallen foul of the phenomenon known as faux amis, or false friends , foreign words that seem to mean one thing but actually mean another.

Use "false friend" in a sentence

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1. The Bible’s False Friend

2. 30 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 

3. It claims to be the Bible’s friend, but it has been a false friend.

4. 3 Psychedelic drugs are the false friend of the human mind, and a hidden killer of the drug addicts. Dr T.P.Chia 

5. Definition of Backstabbing : betrayal (as by a verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend Other Words from Backstabbing Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Learn More about Backstabbing Other Words from Backstabbing