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(c. 40 million native speakers)
Mylące słowa słowiańskie w języku polskim
Algier
has additional meanings in the language of about 258 million native speakers of Russian , Bulgarian .
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The Polish meaning ‘Algiers’ is shared by R. Алжир , Bg. Алжир .
The meaning ‘Algeria’ (Algieria) is attested in R. Алжир , Bg. Алжир .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.]
angielski
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘English’ is unique.
The meaning ‘of angels, angel-like’ (anielski) is attested in R. ангельский . and Cz.
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
arbuz
is a complete false friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian , Ukrainian ;
is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘watermelon’ is shared by R. арбуз .
The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (dynia) is attested in Blr. гарбуз , Ukr. гарбуз .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.]
baba
has additional meanings in the language of about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 17.5 million speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ is shared by R. баба .
The Polish meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by R. баба , Cr. baba , Bo. baba , Sb. баба .
The meaning ‘grandmother’ (babcia) is attested in Bo. baba, baka , Sb. баба, бака .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
babka
has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by R. бабка , Blr. бабка , Bg. бабка .
The Polish meaning ‘a cake’ is shared by Blr. бабка .
The meaning ‘rough boletus (a mushroom)’ (kozak, koźlarz) is attested in Blr. бабка .
[NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.]
bańka
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The Polish meaning ‘container, can’ is unique.
The meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ (bank) is attested in Sln. banka , Cr. banka , Bo. banka , Sb. банка .
The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (puszka) is attested in R. банка .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.]
bielizna
is a complete false friend for about 277.5 million native speakers of Russian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian ;
is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech.
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.]
biesiada
is a complete false friend for about 260 million native speakers of Bulgarian , Russian , Slovenian ;
is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian.
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The Polish meaning ‘party, ceremony’ is attested in Blr. бяседа .
The meaning ‘word’ (słowo) is attested in Sln. beseda .
The meaning ‘talk’ (rozmowa) is shared by R. беседа , Bg. беседа .
[NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.]
brak
is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 258 million native speakers of Russian , Bulgarian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 258 million speakers of Russian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian.
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The Polish meaning ‘defect, flaw’ is shared by R. брак , Ukr. брак .
The Polish meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ is shared by R. брак , Ukr. брак , Bg. брак .
The Polish meaning ‘lack, want, shortage’ is shared by Ukr. брак .
The meaning ‘marriage’ (małżeństwo) is attested in R. брак , Cr. brak , Bo. brak , Sb. брак , Mk. брак , Bg. брак .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.]
bułka
is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 295 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘roll, white bread’ is shared by R. булка , Blr. булка , Ukr. булка .
The meaning ‘bride’ (narzeczona) is attested in Bg. булка .
The meaning ‘young woman’ (kobieta, niewiasta) is attested in Bg. булка .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.]
ciasny
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘narrow’ is unique.
The meaning ‘private’ (prywatny, osobisty) is attested in R. частный .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
czajka
is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘peewit, lapwing’ is shared by Cz. čejka .
The meaning ‘seagull’ (mewa) is attested in R. чайка , Blr. чайка .
Note: Polish "czajka" can be used as a true friend of Russian "чайка" when referring to the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; in this case, the Polish "czajka" means "seagull" and not "peewit."
[NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
czas
is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 63 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian.
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The Polish meaning ‘time’ is shared by Blr. час , Ukr. час , Cz. čas , Slk. čas , Sln. čas .
The meaning ‘hour’ (godzina) is attested in R. час , Bo. čas , Sb. час , Mk. час , Bg. час .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
czek
has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘cheque’ is shared by R. чек , Cr. ček , Bo. ček , Sb. чек .
The meaning ‘sales slip’ (bon, talon) is attested in R. чек .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
czerwiec
is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech ;
is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘June’ is shared by Blr. чэрвень , Ukr. червень .
The meaning ‘July’ (lipiec) is attested in Cz. červenec .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
doba
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The Polish meaning ‘day (24 hours)’ is unique.
The meaning ‘time, era, period’ (czas, epoka) is attested in Cz. doba , Slk. doba , Sln. doba , Cr. doba , Bo. doba , Sb. доба , Bg. доба .
The meaning ‘time, duration’ (okres, trwanie) is attested in Cz. doba , Slk. doba .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.]
dodatni
is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘positive’ is shared by Blr. дадатны , Ukr. додатний .
The meaning ‘additional’ (dodatkowy) is attested in Cr. dodatni , Bo. dodatni , Sb. додатни .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln., Mk.]
doktor
has additional meanings in the language of about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 287 million speakers of Russian , Ukrainian .
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The Polish meaning ‘doctor, physician’ is shared by R. доктор, врач , Ukr. доктор .
The Polish meaning ‘PhD, DSc’ is unique.
The meaning ‘habilitated doctor’ (doktor habilitowany) is attested in R. доктор наук , Ukr. доктор .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
duma
is a complete false friend for about 303 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Ukrainian , Bulgarian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.
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The Polish meaning ‘pride’ is unique.
The meaning ‘word’ (słowo) is attested in Bg. дума .
The meaning ‘thought’ (myśl) is attested in R. дума (arch.), мысль , Blr. думка, дума , Ukr. дума .
The meaning ‘East Slavonic folk song’ (pieśń ludowa) is attested in R. дума , Blr. дума , Ukr. дума .
The meaning ‘parliament’ (parlament) is attested in R. дума , Blr. дума , Ukr. дума .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.]
Dunaj
is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian ;
is a true friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by R. Дунай , Cz. Dunaj , Slk. Dunaj , Cr. Dunaj , Bo. Dunaj , Sb. Дунај , Mk. Дунав , Bg. Дунав .
The meaning ‘Vienna’ (Wiedeń) is attested in Sln. Dunaj .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.]
dworzec
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.]
dynia
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The Polish meaning ‘pumpkin’ is unique.
The meaning ‘watermelon’ (arbuz) is attested in Bg. диня .
The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (melon) is attested in R. дыня , Ukr. диня , Sln. dinja , Cr. dinja , Bo. dinja , Sb. диња , Mk. диња .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.]
dywan
is a complete false friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian , Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘carpet’ is shared by Blr. дыван .
The meaning ‘settee, sofa’ (kanapa) is attested in R. диван , Cz. divan , Slk. diván , Sln. divan , Cr. divan , Bo. divan , Sb. диван .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
godzina
is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 61 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘hour’ is shared by Blr. гадзіна , Ukr. година , Cz. hodina , Slk. hodina .
The Polish meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ (godzina, czas) is shared by R. година , Blr. гадзіна, час , Ukr. година, час , Cz. hodina, čas , Slk. hodina, čas .
The meaning ‘year’ (rok) is attested in Cr. godina , Bo. godina , Sb. година , Mk. година , Bg. година .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
góra
is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak ;
is a true friend for about 324.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.
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The Polish meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора , Blr. гара , Ukr. гора , Cz. hora , Slk. hora , Sln. gora , Cr. gora , Bo. gora , Sb. гора .
The meaning ‘forest’ (las) is attested in Slk. hora , Bg. гора .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
grać
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The Polish meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by R. играть , Ukr. грати , Cz. hrát , Slk. hrať , Sln. igrati , Cr. igrati , Bo. igrati , Sb. играти , Mk. игра , Bg. играя .
The Polish meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ is shared by R. играть , Blr. іграць , Ukr. грати , Cz. hrát , Slk. hrať , Sln. igrati , Mk. игра , Bg. играя .
The Polish meaning ‘to play (music)’ is shared by R. играть , Blr. іграць , Ukr. грати , Cz. hrát , Slk. hrať , Sln. igrati .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
grad
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[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.]
grób
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘grave’ is unique.
The meaning ‘coffin’ (trumna) is attested in R. гроб .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
gwar
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The Polish meaning ‘noise’ is unique.
The meaning ‘dialect’ (gwara) is attested in R. говор , Blr. гаворка , Ukr. говір , Bg. говор .
The meaning ‘talking’ (gadanie, plotka) is attested in R. говор , Blr. гаворка .
The meaning ‘speech’ (mowa) is attested in Cr. govor , Bo. govor , Sb. говор , Bg. говор .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.]
jagoda
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The Polish meaning ‘berry’ is shared by R. ягода , Cz. jahoda , Slk. jahoda , Sln. jagoda .
The meaning ‘strawberry’ (truskawka) is attested in Cz. jahoda , Slk. jahoda , Sln. jagoda , Cr. jagoda , Bo. jagoda , Sb. јагода , Mk. јагода , Bg. ягода .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.]
je
is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘eats’ is unique.
The meaning ‘is’ (jest) is attested in Cr. je , Bo. je , Sb. је .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
jutro
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The Polish meaning ‘tomorrow’ is unique.
The meaning ‘morning’ (poranek) is attested in R. утро , Cr. jutro , Bo. jutro , Sb. јутро .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
kit
is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian .
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The Polish meaning ‘putty, cement’ is unique.
The meaning ‘whale’ (waleń, wieloryb) is attested in R. кит .
The meaning ‘cat’ (kot) is attested in Ukr. кіт .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
koła
has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘wheels’ is shared by R. колёса , Cr. kola , Bo. kola , Sb. кола .
The meaning ‘car, cart’ (wóz) is attested in Cr. kola , Bo. kola , Sb. кола .
The meaning ‘motorcar’ (samochód) is attested in Cr. kola , Bo. kola , Sb. кола .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
koło
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The Polish meaning ‘circle’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘nearby’ is (?).
The meaning ‘bicycle’ (rower) is attested in Ka. kòło , Sln. kolo ,Cz. kolo
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
kolonia/Kolonia
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[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
kraj
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The Polish meaning ‘country’ is shared by Ukr. край .
The meaning ‘edge’ (brzeg, skraj) is attested in R. край , Blr. край , Ukr. край , Cz. kraj , Slk. kraj , Sln. kraj , Cr. kraj , Bo. kraj , Sb. крај , Bg. край .
The meaning ‘end’ (koniec) is attested in Ukr. край , Sln. kraj , Cr. kraj , Bo. kraj , Sb. крај , Mk. крај , Bg. край .
The meaning ‘region’ (okolica) is attested in R. край , Blr. край , Ukr. край , Cz. kraj , Slk. kraj , Sln. kraj , Cr. kraj , Bo. kraj , Sb. крај , Mk. крај , Bg. край .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
kryminalista
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘criminal’ is unique.
The meaning ‘criminologist’ (specjalista w dziedzinie kryminologii, kryminolog) is attested in R. криминалист .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
krzesło
is a complete false friend for about 311 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian , Czech , Slovak , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
ksiądz
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The Polish meaning ‘priest’ is shared by Cz. kněz .
The meaning ‘prince, duke’ (książę (kniaź)) is attested in R. князь , Blr. князь , Ukr. князь , Cr. knez , Bo. knez , Sb. кнез .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
kwiecień
is a complete false friend for about 260 million native speakers of Russian , Czech ;
is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘April’ is shared by Ukr. квітень .
The meaning ‘pollen’ (pyłek kwiatowy) is attested in R. цветень .
The meaning ‘May’ (maj) is attested in Cz. květen .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
lato
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The Polish meaning ‘summer’ is shared by R. лето , Blr. лета , Ukr. літо , Cz. léto , Slk. leto , Cr. ljeto , Bo. ljeto , Sb. лето , Mk. лето , Bg. лято .
The Polish meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (lato (30 lat)) is shared by R. лето (30 лет) , Cz. léto (30 lét) , Slk. leto (30 let) , Sln. leto (30 let) .
The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (rok) is attested in Sln. leto .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
leń
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The Polish meaning ‘idler, do-nothing’ is unique.
The meaning ‘laziness’ (lenistwo) is attested in R. лень .
The meaning ‘lazy’ (leniwy) is attested in Cr. lijen , Bo. lijen , Sb. лен .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
lepiej
is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘better’ is unique.
The meaning ‘more beautiful’ (ładniej) is attested in Cr. ljepše , Bo. ljepše , Sb. лепше .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
lico
has additional meanings in the language of about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 267.5 million speakers of Russian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘face’ is shared by R. лицо , Sln. lice , Cr. lice , Bo. lice , Sb. лице .
The Polish meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Sln. lice .
The meaning ‘person’ (osoba) is attested in R. лицо , Bo. lice, osoba , Sb. лице, особа .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.]
lipiec
is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian ;
is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘July’ is shared by Blr. ліпень , Ukr. липень .
The meaning ‘June’ (czerwiec) is attested in Cr. lipanj .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
list
is a complete false friend for about 289.5 million native speakers of Russian , Czech , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 51.0 million native speakers of Belarusian , Ukrainian , Kashubian , Slovak .
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The Polish meaning ‘letter’ is shared by Blr. ліст, пісьмо , Ukr. лист , Ka. lëst , Slk. list .
The meaning ‘sheet of paper’ (arkusz) is attested in R. лист , Blr. ліст, аркуш , Ukr. лист , Cz. list , Slk. list , Sln. list , Cr. list , Bo. list , Sb. лист , Mk. лист , Bg. лист .
The meaning ‘leaf’ (liść) is attested in R. лист , Blr. ліст , Ukr. лист , Ka. lëst , Cz. list , Slk. list , Sln. list , Cr. list , Bo. list , Sb. лист , Mk. лист , Bg. лист .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
listopad
has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 283.5 million speakers of Russian , Upper Sorbian , Slovak , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 57 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘November’ is shared by Blr. лістапад , Ukr. листопад , USo. listopad , Cz. listopad , Sln. listopad .
The Polish meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад , Blr. лістапад , Ukr. листопад , Cz. listopad , Slk. listopad , Sln. listopad , Cr. listopad , Bo. listopad , Sb. листопад , Mk. листопад , Bg. листопад .
The meaning ‘October’ (październik) is attested in Cr. listopad .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.]
łóżko
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Czech .
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The Polish meaning ‘hospital bed; berth (on a train)’ is shared by Cz. lůžko .
The Polish meaning ‘bed’ is unique.
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
lubić
has additional meanings in the language of about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian.
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[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
ług
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘lye’ is shared by Cr. lug , Bo. lug , Sb. луг .
The meaning ‘meadow’ (łąka) is attested in R. луг .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
łuk
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The Polish meaning ‘bow (weapon)’ is shared by R. лук , Cr. luk , Bo. luk , Sb. лук .
The meaning ‘onion’ (cebula) is attested in R. лук , Cr. luk , Bo. luk , Sb. лук .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
luka
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The Polish meaning ‘hatch’ is unique.
The meaning ‘port’ (port) is attested in Cr. luka , Bo. luka , Sb. лука .
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
łyżwy
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘skates’ is unique.
The meaning ‘skis’ (narty) is attested in R. лыжи .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
masa
has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 330.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса , Blr. маса , Ukr. маса , Cz. masa , Slk. masa , Sln. masa , Cr. masa , Bo. masa , Sb. маса , Mk. маса , Bg. маса .
The meaning ‘table’ (stół) is attested in Mk. маса , Bg. маса .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
maszyna
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[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
matka
is a complete false friend for about 47 million native speakers of Ukrainian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 268 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Czech ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 266 million speakers of Russian , Czech , Slovak ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Blr. матка , Cz. matka , Slk. matka .
The Polish meaning ‘dam, female animal’ is shared by R. матка , Blr. матка .
The meaning ‘womb, uterus’ (macica) is attested in R. матка , Blr. матка , Ukr. матка , Mk. матка , Bg. матка .
The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (nakrętka) is attested in Cz. matka .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
mąż
has additional meanings in the language of about 65 million native speakers of Ukrainian , Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 275.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж , Blr. муж , Ukr. муж, чоловік , Cz. muž , Slk. muž , Sln. mož , Cr. muž , Bo. muž , Sb. муж , Mk. маж , Bg. мъж .
The meaning ‘man’ (mężczyzna) is attested in Ukr. муж , Cz. muž , Slk. muž , Sln. mož, moški , Mk. маж , Bg. мъж .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
mecz
is a complete false friend for about 313 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Ukrainian , Czech , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘match, game’ is shared by Cr. meč , Bo. meč , Sb. меч , Mk. меч .
The meaning ‘sword’ (miecz) is attested in R. меч , Blr. меч , Ukr. меч , Cz. meč , Mk. меч , Bg. меч .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.]
Meksyk
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘Mexico City’ is shared by Bg. Мексико .
The Polish meaning ‘Mexico (country)’ is shared by R. Мексика , Bg. Мексико .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.]
mieszczanin
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘inhabitant, townsman’ is unique.
The meaning ‘petty bourgeois’ (drobnomieszczanin) is attested in R. мещанин .
The meaning ‘Philistine’ (mieszczuch, filister) is attested in R. мещанин .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
mir
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The Polish meaning ‘peace’ (mir (arch.), pokój, zgoda ) is shared by R. мир , Ka. mir , Cz. mír , Cr. mir , Bo. mir , Sb. мир .
The Polish meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ (mir (arch.), spokój ) is shared by R. мир, покой , Ka. mir , Cz. mír , Cr. mir , Bo. mir , Sb. мир .
The Polish meaning ‘authority, prestige’ is unique.
The meaning ‘world’ (świat) is attested in R. мир, свет .
The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (gromada, gmina) is attested in R. мир , Cz. mír, občina .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
motor
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘motor’ is shared by R. мотор .
The Polish meaning ‘motorbike’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘contriver’ is unique.
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
na prawo
is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 311.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘to the right’ is shared by R. направо , Blr. направа , Ukr. направо , Ka. w prawo, w prawą , Cz. napravo , Slk. napravo .
The meaning ‘straight on’ (prosto) is attested in Cr. pravo , Bo. pravo , Sb. право , Mk. (на)право , Bg. (на) право .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
nagły
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The Polish meaning ‘sudden’ is shared by Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны , Ukr. наглий , Cz. náhlý , Slk. náhly , Sln. nagel , Cr. nagao , Bo. nagao , Sb. нагао .
The meaning ‘naughty’ (bezchelny, bezwstydny) is attested in R. наглый , Ukr. нахабний, наглий , Bg. нагъл .
The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (szybki) is attested in Sln. nagel .
The meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ (porywczy) is attested in Slk. náhly , Sln. nagel , Cr. nagao , Bo. nagao , Sb. нагао , Mk. нагло .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
niedziela
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 23.5 million native speakers of Czech , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 67 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Blr. нядзеля , Ukr. неділя , Cz. neděle , Slk. nedeľa , Sln. nedelja , Cr. nedjelja , Bo. nedjelja , Sb. недеља , Mk. недела , Bg. неделя .
The meaning ‘week’ (tydzień) is attested in R. неделя , Cz. týden, neděle , Bo. nedjelja, sed-mica , Sb. недеља, седмица , Mk. недела .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
obchód
is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘round, circuit’ is shared by R. обход .
The Polish meaning ‘party’ is unique.
The meaning ‘shop’ (sklep) is attested in Cz. obchod .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
obraz
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The Polish meaning ‘picture, painting’ is shared by R. образ , Bg. образ .
The meaning ‘manner’ (sposób) is attested in R. образ .
The meaning ‘cheek’ (policzek, lico) is attested in Cr. obraz , Bo. obraz , Sb. образ , Bg. образ .
The meaning ‘face’ (lico) is attested in Sln. obraz , Cr. obraz , Bo. obraz , Sb. образ , Bg. образ .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.]
obywatel
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘inhabitant’ (?) is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘citizen’ is unique.
The meaning ‘petty bourgeois’ (drobnomieszczanin) is attested in R. обыватель .
The meaning ‘Philistine’ (kołtun, filister) is attested in R. обыватель .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
ochotnik
has additional meanings in the language of about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb.]
owoce
is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian ;
is a true friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘fruits’ is shared by Cz. ovoce , Slk. ovocie , Cr. voće , Bo. voće , Sb. воће .
The meaning ‘vegetables’ (jarzyna) is attested in R. овощи , Ukr. овочі .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
pamiętnik
is a complete false friend for about 301 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian , Slovak , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.
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[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
papa
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The Polish meaning ‘dad’ is shared by R. папа .
The Polish meaning ‘cardboard, pasteboard’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘bye-bye!’ (papa!) is shared by Ukr. папа! , Cr. papa! , Bo. papa! , Sb. папа! .
The meaning ‘the Pope’ (papież) is attested in R. папа римский , Cr. papa , Bo. papa , Sb. папа .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
para
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The Polish meaning ‘pair’ is shared by R. пара , Blr. пара , Ukr. пара .
The Polish meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (parę) is shared by R. пара , Blr. пара , Ukr. пара .
The Polish meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Blr. пара , Ukr. пара , Cz. pára , Slk. para , Sln. para , Cr. para , Bo. para , Sb. пара , Mk. пара , Bg. пара .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
pies
has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘male dog’ is shared by R. пёс .
The Polish meaning ‘dog’ is unique.
The meaning ‘cur, tyke’ (kundel) is attested in R. пёс .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
pisać
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘to write’ is shared by Cr. pisati , Bo. pisati , Sb. писати .
The meaning ‘to påå’ (szczać) is attested in R. пи сать .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
pisak
is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian .
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The Polish meaning ‘pencil, crayon’ is unique.
The meaning ‘mouthpiece’ (ustnik, munsztuk) is attested in Cr. pisak , Bo. pisak .
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
pisarz
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The Polish meaning ‘writer’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by R. писарь , Sln. pisar , Cr. pisar , Bo. pisar , Bg. писар .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk.]
pismo
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 27.5 million speakers of Czech , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian .
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The Polish meaning ‘font, handwriting’ is shared by Cz. písmo , Cr. pismo , Bo. pismo , Sb. писмо .
The Polish meaning ‘document’ is unique.
The meaning ‘letter’ (list) is attested in R. письмо , Cr. pismo , Bo. pismo , Sb. писмо .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
piwnica
is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Czech , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian.
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[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
płot
is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 29.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘fence’ is shared by Cz. plot , Sln. plot , Cr. plot , Bo. plot , Sb. плот , Mk. плот .
The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (ciało) is attested in R. плоть , Mk. плот , Bg. плът .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.]
pokój
is a complete false friend for about 22 million native speakers of Slovenian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 266.0 million native speakers of Russian , Kashubian , Czech , Slovak ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 274.0 million speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Kashubian , Czech , Slovak ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian.
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The Polish meaning ‘room’ is shared by R. покой (arch.), комната , Blr. пакой , Cz. pokoj .
The Polish meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Ka. pòkùj , Slk. pokoj .
The meaning ‘quiet’ (spokój) is attested in R. покой , Ka. pòkùj , Cz. pokoj , Slk. pokoj , Sln. pokoj , Sb. покој , Mk. покој , Bg. покой .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo., Bo.]
północ
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The Polish meaning ‘north’ is shared by Blr. поўнач , Ukr. північ .
The Polish meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь , Blr. поўнач , Ukr. північ , Cz. půlnoc , Slk. polnoc , Sln. polnoč , Cr. ponoć , Bo. ponoć , Sb. поноћ , Mk. полноќ , Bg. полунощ .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
południe
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 332.5 million speakers of Russian , Ukrainian , Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 8.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Kashubian.
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The Polish meaning ‘south’ is shared by Blr. поўдзень , Ukr. південь , Ka. pôłnié .
The Polish meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень , Blr. поўдзень , Ka. pôłnié , Cz. poledne , Slk. poludnie , Sln. poldan , Cr. podne , Bo. podne , Sb. подне , Mk. пладне , Bg. пладне .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
popielniczka
is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Slovenian , Croatian ;
is a true friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘ash-tray’ is shared by R. пепельница , Cz. popelník , Slk. popolník .
The meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ (popielec, środa popielcowa) is attested in Sln. Pepelnica , Cr. Pepelnica .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.]
pościel
is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘bed linen, bed sheets’ is shared by R. постель .
The meaning ‘bed’ (łóżko) is attested in R. постель , Cz. postel .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
poseł
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘royal messenger’ (?) is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘member of parliament’ is unique.
The meaning ‘ambassador’ (ambasador) is attested in R. посол .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
powieść
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The Polish meaning ‘novel’ is shared by Ukr. повість .
The meaning ‘novelette’ (krótka powieść) is attested in R. повесть , Blr. аповесць , Mk. повест , Bg. повест .
The meaning ‘history’ (historia) is attested in Cr. povijest , Bo. povijest .
The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (opinia, reputacja) is attested in Cz. pověst , Slk. povesť .
The meaning ‘legend’ (podanie, legenda) is attested in Cz. pověst , Slk. povesť , Sln. povest .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
prosto
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 295.5 million speakers of Russian , Kashubian , Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian.
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The Polish meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто , Blr. проста , Ukr. просто , Ka. prosto , Cz. prostě , Slk. proste , Sln. prosto , Cr. prosto , Bo. prosto , Sb. просто , Mk. просто , Bg. просто .
The Polish meaning ‘straight on’ is shared by Blr. проста, прамо, наўпрост , Ukr. просто .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
pupa
is a complete false friend for about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian .
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The Polish meaning ‘bottom, buttocks’ is unique.
The meaning ‘doll’ (lalka) is attested in Ka. pùpa .
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
puszka
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The Polish meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ is unique.
The meaning ‘rifle’ (karabin, broń) is attested in Sln. puška , Cr. puška , Bo. puška , Sb. пушка .
The meaning ‘canon’ (armata, działo) is attested in R. пушка .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.]
rano
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The Polish meaning ‘in the morning’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘morning’ is unique.
The meaning ‘early’ (wcześnie) is attested in R. рано , Cr. rano , Bo. rano , Sb. рано .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
relacja
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘report, account (military)’ is shared by R. реляция .
The Polish meaning ‘report, account’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘relation(ship)’ is unique.
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
rodzina
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The Polish meaning ‘family’ is shared by Ukr. родина , Cz. rodina , Slk. rodina .
The meaning ‘motherland, home region’ (ojczyzna) is attested in R. родина , Blr. радзіна , Bg. родина .
The meaning ‘relations’ (pokrewieństwo) is attested in Sln. rodbina , Cr. rodbina , Bo. rodbina , Sb. родбина , Mk. родбина .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
rok
is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘year’ is shared by Cz. rok .
The meaning ‘destiny, fate’ (los) is attested in R. рок .
The meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ (termin, okres) is attested in Sln. rok , Cr. rok , Bo. rok , Sb. рок , Mk. рок .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.]
rosyjski
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Croatian, Bosnian.
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The Polish meaning ‘Russian (of the people or the language)’ is shared by Blr. расейскі, рускі , Ukr. російський .
The Polish meaning ‘Russian (of the country or the state)’ is shared by R. российский , Blr. расейскі, рускі , Ukr. російський .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
rozkaz
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘command’ is unique.
The meaning ‘story’ (opowieść) is attested in R. рассказ .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
ruski
is a complete false friend for about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian ;
is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian.
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
rzecz
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The Polish meaning ‘matter’ is shared by Blr. рэч , Ukr. річ , Sln. reč .
The meaning ‘word’ (słowo) is attested in Cr. riječ , Bo. riječ , Sb. реч .
The meaning ‘speech’ (mowa) is attested in R. речь , Cz. řeč , Slk. reč , Mk. реч , Bg. реч .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
sad
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The Polish meaning ‘orchard’ is unique.
The meaning ‘garden’ (ogród) is attested in R. сад , Cz. sad , Slk. sad .
The meaning ‘fruit’ (owoc) is attested in Sln. sad .
The meaning ‘now’ (teraz) is attested in Cr. sad , Bo. sad , Sb. сад .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.]
sierpień
is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian ;
is a true friend for about 47 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘August’ is shared by Ukr. серпень , Cz. srpen , Sln. veliki srpen .
The meaning ‘July’ (lipiec) is attested in Sln. mali srpen , Cr. srpanj .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
skład
is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 287 million speakers of Russian , Ukrainian .
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The Polish meaning ‘storehouse’ is shared by R. склад , Ukr. склад .
The Polish meaning ‘shop, store’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘composition’ is shared by Ukr. склад .
The meaning ‘harmony’ (zgodność, harmonia) is attested in Cr. sklad , Bo. sklad , Sb. склад .
The meaning ‘turn, habit, mentality’ (rodzaj, zwyczaj, mentalność) is attested in R. склад , Ukr. склад .
The meaning ‘body, constitution’ (konstytucja ciała, budowa ciała) is attested in R. склад , Ukr. склад .
The meaning ‘syllable’ (sylaba) is attested in R. склад (устар.), слог , Ukr. склад .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
sklep
is a complete false friend for about 299.0 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian , Kashubian , Czech , Slovenian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘shop’ is unique.
The meaning ‘decision’ (postanowienie, decyzja) is attested in Sln. sklep .
The meaning ‘cellar’ (piwnica, suterena) is attested in Ukr. склеп , Ka. sklep , Cz. sklep .
The meaning ‘tomb, vault’ (krypta, grobowiec) is attested in R. склеп , Ukr. склеп , Ka. sklep .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.]
śliwki
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘plums’ is unique.
The meaning ‘cream’ (śmietanka) is attested in R. сливки .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.]
słoweński
is a complete false friend for about 28 million native speakers of Czech , Slovak , Serbian , Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 312.6 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘Slovenian’ is shared by R. словенский , Blr. славенскі , Ukr. словінський , Ka. słowensczi , LSo. słowjeński , USo. słowjenski , Sln. slovenski , Cr. slovenski , Bo. slovenski , Bg. словенски .
The meaning ‘Slovak’ (słowacki) is attested in Cz. slovenský , Slk. slovenský .
The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (słowiański) is attested in Sb. словенски , Mk. словенски .
[NB: Information complete.]
słowo
is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 319 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.
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The Polish meaning ‘word’ is shared by R. слово , Blr. слова , Ukr. слово , Cz. slovo , Slk. slovo , Bg. слово .
The meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ (litera) is attested in Cr. slovo , Bo. slovo , Sb. слово .
The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (pożegnanie) is attested in Sln. slovo .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
słyszeć
has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by R. слышать , Cz. slyšet .
The meaning ‘to smell, to feel a smell’ (wąchać) is attested in R. слышать (носом) .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
śmietana
is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian , Ukrainian ;
is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘cream’ is shared by Sln. smetana .
The meaning ‘sour cream’ (śmietanka, kożuszek na mleku) is attested in R. сметана , Ukr. сметана .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
sto
has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
is a true friend for about 323 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто , Blr. сто , Ukr. сто , Cz. sto , Slk. sto , Sln. sto , Cr. sto , Bo. sto , Sb. сто , Mk. сто , Bg. сто .
The meaning ‘table’ (stół) is attested in Cr. sto , Bo. sto , Sb. сто .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
stół
is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 328.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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The Polish meaning ‘table’ is shared by R. стол , Blr. стол , Ukr. стіл , Cz. stůl , Slk. stôl , Cr. stol , Bo. sto , Sb. сто .
The meaning ‘chair’ (krzesło) is attested in Sln. stol , Mk. стол , Bg. стол .
The meaning ‘canteen’ (stołówka) is attested in Bg. стол .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
stół
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘table’ is shared by Cz. stůl .
The meaning ‘chair’ (krzesło) is attested in R. стул .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
stolica
is a complete false friend for about 37.5 million native speakers of Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 303.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘capital’ is shared by R. столица , Blr. сталіца , Ukr. столиця , Ka. stolëca , Bg. столица .
The meaning ‘chair’ (krzesło) is attested in Cz. stolice , Slk. stolica , Cr. stolica , Bo. stolica , Sb. столица , Mk. столица .
The meaning ‘professorship’ (katedra) is attested in Sln. stolica .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
strona
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 45.5 million native speakers of Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 37.0 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Kashubian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.
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The Polish meaning ‘side’ is shared by Ukr. сторона , Ka. strona , Cz. strana , Slk. strana , Sln. stran , Cr. strana , Bo. strana , Sb. страна , Mk. страна , Bg. страна .
The meaning ‘page’ (stronica) is shared in Cz. strana , Slk. strana , Sln. stran , Cr. strana , Bo. strana , Sb. страна , Mk. страна .
The meaning ‘country’ (kraj) is attested in R. страна , Bg. страна .
The meaning ‘cheek’ (policzek) is attested in Bg. страна .
The meaning ‘political party’ (partia, stronnictwo) is attested in Cz. strana , Slk. strana .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
świat
is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 260 million native speakers of Russian , Serbian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 270 million speakers of Russian , Czech , Serbian .
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The Polish meaning ‘world’ is shared by R. свет, мир , Cz. svět , Sb. свет .
The Polish meaning ‘very far/long’ is unique.
The meaning ‘council’ (rada) is attested in Cr. svjet, savjet , Bo. svjet, savjet , Sb. свет .
The meaning ‘light’ (światło) is attested in R. свет .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
sztuka
is a complete false friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Bulgarian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘piece’ is shared by R. штука .
The Polish meaning ‘art’ is unique.
The meaning ‘pike’ (szczupak) is attested in Cr. štuka , Bo. štuka , Sb. штука , Bg. щука .
The meaning ‘stucco’ (tynkowanie) is attested in Cz. štuka .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.]
szyna
is a complete false friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian ;
is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian.
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The Polish meaning ‘rail’ is shared by Ukr. шина , Ka. szina , Cr. šina , Bo. šina , Sb. шина , Mk. шина .
The meaning ‘tyre’ (opona) is attested in R. шина , Blr. шына , Ukr. шина , Bg. шина .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
tęcza
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The Polish meaning ‘rainbow’ is unique.
The meaning ‘rainy cloud’ (chmura) is attested in R. туча .
The meaning ‘hail’ (grad) is attested in Sln. toča , Cr. tuča , Bo. tuča .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
trudny
is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘hard’ is shared by R. трудный , Bg. труден .
The meaning ‘tired’ (zmęczony) is attested in Sln. truden , Cr. trudan (arch.), umoran , Bo. trudan (arch.), umoran , Sb. трудан (arch.), уморан .
The meaning ‘pregnant’ (w ciąży, brzemienna) is attested in Cr. trudna , Bo. trudna , Sb. трудна , Bg. трудна (arch.), бременна .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.]
trup
is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘dead body’ is shared by R. труп .
The meaning ‘trunk, body’ (tułów) is attested in Cr. trup , Bo. trup , Sb. труп .
The meaning ‘trunk (of a tree)’ (pień (drzewa)) is attested in Cr. trup , Bo. trup , Sb. труп .
The meaning ‘carcass (of an animal)’ (padlina, ścierwo) is attested in R. труп , Cr. trup , Bo. trup , Sb. труп .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.]
uroda
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian.
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The Polish meaning ‘crop’ (?) is shared by Ukr. .
The Polish meaning ‘beauty’ is shared by Ukr. врода .
The meaning ‘malformed person’ (dziwoląg) is attested in R. урод .
The meaning ‘monster’ (potwór) is attested in R. урод .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
wiec
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The Polish meaning ‘assembly’ is unique.
The meaning ‘matter, thing’ (rzecz) is attested in R. вещь , Cz. věc , Slk. vec , Bg. вещ .
The meaning ‘already’ (już) is attested in Cr. već , Bo. već , Sb. већ .
The meaning ‘more’ (więcej) is attested in Sln. več .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
wiek
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The Polish meaning ‘age (of a person)’ is shared by Cz. věk .
The Polish meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by R. век , Cz. věk , Sln. vek , Mk. век , Bg. век .
The Polish meaning ‘century’ is shared by R. век, столетие , Cz. věk , Sln. vek , Cr. vijek , Bo. vijek , Sb. век , Mk. век , Bg. век .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.]
wieść
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The Polish meaning ‘message’ is unique.
The meaning ‘matter’ (rzecz) is attested in R. вещь , Cz. věc , Slk. vec , Bg. вещ .
The meaning ‘clever’ (zręczny) is attested in Sln. vešč , Cr. vješt , Bo. vješt , Sb. вешт , Mk. вешт .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
woń
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘scent, fragrance’ is shared by Cz. vůně .
The meaning ‘stench, stink’ (smród) is attested in R. вонь .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
wredny
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The Polish meaning ‘nasty, repulsive’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘insidious, deceitful’ is unique.
The meaning ‘harmful’ (szkodliwy) is attested in R. вредный , Bg. вреден .
The meaning ‘precious’ (cenny, wartościowy) is attested in Sln. vreden , Cr. vrijedan , Bo. vrijedan , Sb. вредан .
The meaning ‘able, clever’ (dzielny, zdolny, zręczny) is attested in Mk. вреден , Bg. вреден .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
wróg
is a complete false friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian ;
is a true friend for about 303 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘enemy’ is shared by R. враг , Blr. вораг , Ukr. ворог , Mk. враг , Bg. враг .
The meaning ‘devil, demon’ (czart) is attested in Sln. vrag , Cr. vrag , Bo. vrag , Sb. враг , Mk. враг .
The meaning ‘murderer’ (morderca) is attested in Cz. vrah , Slk. vrah .
The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (sprzyciarz, chytrus) is attested in Mk. враг .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
za
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian .
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The Polish meaning ‘in, after (a time span)’ is unique.
The meaning ‘in, during (a time span)’ (przez) is attested in R. за .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
zachód
is a complete false friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Czech , Slovak , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian ;
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 254 million speakers of Russian , Slovenian , Macedonian ;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.
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The Polish meaning ‘west’ is shared by Sln. zahod .
The Polish meaning ‘sunset’ is shared by R. заход , Sln. zahod , Mk. заод .
The Polish meaning ‘trouble, effort’ is unique.
The meaning ‘toilet’ (toaleta) is attested in Cz. záchod , Slk. záchod , Cr. zahod , Bo. zahod , Sb. заход .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.]
zakaz
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘prohibition’ is shared by Cz. zákaz .
The meaning ‘order’ (zamówienie) is attested in R. заказ .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
zapach
is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech ;
is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
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The Polish meaning ‘smell (neutral)’ is shared by R. запах .
The meaning ‘bad smell, stench’ (smród) is attested in Cz. zápach .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
zapomnieć
is a complete false friend for about 270 million native speakers of Russian , Belarusian , Slovenian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech;
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.
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[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
zawód
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The Polish meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ is unique.
The Polish meaning ‘disappointment’ is unique.
The meaning ‘contest’ (zawody) is attested in Cz. závod .
The meaning ‘factory, works’ (fabryka, zakład) is attested in R. завод , Cz. závod , Mk. завод , Bg. завод .
The meaning ‘institute’ (instytut) is attested in Sln. zavod , Cr. zavod , Bo. zavod , Sb. завод , Mk. завод .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.]
zgniły
is a complete false friend for about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian .
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The Polish meaning ‘rotten’ is unique.
The meaning ‘lazy’ (leniwy) is attested in Ka. zgniełi .
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
zmęczony
is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech .
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The Polish meaning ‘tired’ is unique.
The meaning ‘diminished, made smaller, reduced’ (zmniejszony) is attested in Cz. zmenšený .
[NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
żona
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The Polish meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена , Blr. жонка , Cz. žena , Slk. žena , Sln. žena , Cr. žena , Bo. žena , Sb. жена , Mk. жена , Bg. жена .
The meaning ‘woman’ (kobieta) is attested in Ukr. жінка , Cz. žena , Slk. žena , Sln. žena, ženska , Cr. žena , Bo. žena , Sb. жена , Mk. жена , Bg. жена .
[NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.]
Żyd/żyd
is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian ;
is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘Jew (ethnically)’ (Żyd) is shared by Cz. Žid .
The Polish meaning ‘Jew (religiously)’ (żyd) is shared by Cz. žid .
The meaning ‘Jew (pejoratively)’ (Iwrej) is attested in R. жид .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.]
żyto
is a complete false friend for about 277.5 million native speakers of Russian , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Bulgarian ;
has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak ;
is a true friend for about 47 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech.
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The Polish meaning ‘rye’ is shared by Ukr. жито , Cz. žito , Slk. žito, raž .
The meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ (zboże) is attested in R. жито , Sln. žito , Cr. žito , Bo. žito , Sb. жито .
The meaning ‘wheat’ (pszenica) is attested in Slk. pšenica, žito , Bg. жито .
[NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.]
żywot
does not have all its Polish meanings in the mother tongue of about 82.5 million speakers of Ukrainian , Kashubian , Czech , Slovak , Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Macedonian , Bulgarian ;
is a true friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian.
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The Polish meaning ‘belly, body’ (brzuch, żywot) is shared by R. живот , Blr. жывот , Ukr. живіт , Sln. život .
The Polish meaning ‘life’ (żywot, życie) is shared by R. живот (arch.), жизнь , Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё , Ka. żëwot, żëcé , Cz. život , Slk. život , Cr. život , Bo. život , Sb. живот , Mk. живот , Bg. живот .
[NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.]
More Polish-Slavonic false friends :
Julian Birbrajer. Friends and false friends: A dictionary of "false friends" between Polish and Russian with an English translation of all entries. Stockholm 1987.
M. Karpaczewa, Christa Simeonova, Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatyzmów polsko-bułgarskich. Katowice 1994.
Ignacy Kozielewski. Słownik wyrazów o podobnym brzmeniu a odmiennym znaczeniu w języku rosyjskim i polskim . Warszawa 1959.
Krzysztof Kusal. Rosyjsko-polski słownik homonimów międzyjęzykowych. Русско-польский словарь межъязыковых омонимов. Wrocław 2002 (Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis , 2462).
R. Leszczyński. Hornjoserbsko-polski i polsko-hornjoserbski słownik pozdatnych ekwiwalentów. Górnołużycko-polski i polsko-górnołużycki słownik ekwiwalentów pozornych. Warszawa 1996.
Edvard Lotko. Zrádná slova v polštine a češtine: Lexik-ologický pohled a slovník. Olomouc 1992.
Czesko-polski słownik zdradliwych wyrazów i pułapek frazeologicznych. Ed. Teresa Zofia Orłoś. Kraków 2003.
M. Pančiková. Zrádne slova v polštině a slovenčině: Lexikólogia polského jazyka. Bratislava 1993.
Danko Šipka (ed.). Rečnik srpsko-poljskih međujezičkih homonima i paronima . Słownik serbsko-polskich homonimów i paronimów. Poznań 1999.
Marek Szałek, Jiří Nečas. Czesko-polska homonimia: Czesko-polski słownik wyrazów o identycznym lub podobnym brzmieniu oraz wyrazów o identycznym lub podobnym zapisie, lecz o odmiennym znaczeniu. Poznań 1993.
Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatów polsko-chorwackich. Katowice 1998.
Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatów polsko-słoweńskich. Katowice 1999.
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