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Temat: F a l s e F r i e n d s

Words which are similar in both languages but have got different meanings. Let's start fun :)

Smoking (eng.)
- doesn't mean: smoking (pl) - strój wieczorowy dla panów
- it means: palić, palenie

polski smoking to - tuxedo (eng.)

Smoking is not allowed in any public buildings in this city.
They were going out to New Year Ball, so John put on his tuxedo and Kate, her black evening dress.

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Keith Byrne

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My favourite:

actual does not mean "aktualne"
actual means "rzeczywiste"
current means "aktualne"

"Although these decisions were made before the current manager came, they're not actually important decisions!"
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Krzysztof Lipiński

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Temat: F a l s e F r i e n d s

My favourite:

"baton" does not mean "baton"
"baton" means "batuta", "a stick of an orchestra conductor"
"chocolate bar" means "baton"
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Pup
- nie znaczy: dopełniacz l. mn. od "pupa"
- znaczy: szczenię
pup - zdrobnienie od "puppy")

This Christmas, little Chris got the best present ever; a labrador pup.
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Anna Pudło:
Words which are similar in both languages but have got different meanings. Let's start fun :)

Smoking (eng.)
- doesn't mean: smoking (pl) - strój wieczorowy dla panów
- it means: palić, palenie

polski smoking to - tuxedo (eng.)

Smoking is not allowed in any public buildings in this city.
They were going out to New Year Ball, so John put on his tuxedo and Kate, her black evening dress.

Go on! Add something interesting.

Mistake. "Tuxedo" is American, while "dinner jacket" is the English equivalent.
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Adam Lipiński:
Anna Pudło:
Words which are similar in both languages but have got different meanings. Let's start fun :)

Smoking (eng.)
- doesn't mean: smoking (pl) - strój wieczorowy dla panów
- it means: palić, palenie

polski smoking to - tuxedo (eng.)

Smoking is not allowed in any public buildings in this city.
They were going out to New Year Ball, so John put on his tuxedo and Kate, her black evening dress.

Go on! Add something interesting.

Mistake. "Tuxedo" is American, while "dinner jacket" is the English equivalent.

She didn’t specify – Queens English or American English, so technically speaking there was nothing wrong with her statement.
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Keith Byrne

Keith Byrne Director, Select
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Temat: F a l s e F r i e n d s

Adam Lipiński:
Mistake. "Tuxedo" is American, while "dinner jacket" is the English equivalent.


Nice display of diplomatic language, mister business trainer ;-)
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Touché, father director.
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ah well life is full of mistakes, thanks to this one we know new word :)
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carnation - goździk :) a nie karnacja
karnacja w języku angielskim to complexion

swoją drogą bardzo ładnie się goździk nazywa po angielsku :)
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