Looking for words in your language means something totally different in another.

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can u post words in a language that you know of that mean something totally different in another language.

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Posts0Likes0Joined4/9/2018LocationCaracas / VE
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Spanish
Learning German, Italian
Other English

"Burro" in Spanish means "donkey" in English and "burro" in Italian means "butter" in English.


That is the first one that comes to my mind.

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Posts0Likes0Joined4/9/2018LocationCaracas / VE
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Spanish
Learning German, Italian
Other English

"Pronto" in Spanish means "soon" in English and "pronto" in Italian means "ready" in English.

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Posts0Likes0Joined6/10/2018LocationIrpin / UA
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Russian, Ukrainian
Other Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish

(Czech) Pozor - attention, (Russian) позор - shame

(Polish) dywan - carpet, (Ukrainian) диван - sofa

(Polish) rano - morning, (Ukrainian) рано - early

(Polish, Ukrainian) tak - yes, (Swedish) tack - thanks



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Posts0Likes0Joined11/7/2018LocationManila / PH
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Tagalog
Learning English, Korean

Salvage in English means "to save" or "rescue". The way most Filipinos use it though is to refer to extra-judicial or vigilante killings.


"He was salvaged." (He was killed by policemen/vigilantes.)

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