# False Friends of the Slavist/Russian
## Русский язык (Russian)

| адрес | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 37 million speakers of Ukrainian. is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| адрес | The Russian meaning ‘address’ is shared by Pol. аdres. The Russian meaning ‘congratulatory letter’ (адрес, поздравительное послание) is shared by Ukr. адрес, Pol. аdres. | map |
| адрес | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| Алжир | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian. | map |
| Алжир | The Russian meaning ‘Algiers’ is shared by Pol. Algier, Bg. Алжир. The Russian meaning ‘Algeria’ is shared by Bg. Алжир. | map |
| Алжир | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| ангельский | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| ангельский | The Russian meaning ‘of angels, angel-like’ is unique. The meaning ‘English’ (английский) is attested in Pol. angielski. | map |
| ангельский | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| арбуз | is a complete false friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| арбуз | The Russian meaning ‘watermelon’ is shared by Pol. arbuz. The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (тыква) is attested in Blr. гарбуз, Ukr. гарбуз. | map |
| арбуз | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| баба | has additional meanings in the language of about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 17.5 million speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| баба | The Russian meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ is shared by Pol. baba. The Russian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Pol. baba, Cr. baba, Bo. baba, Sb. баба. The meaning ‘grandmother’ (бабушка) is attested in Bo. baba, baka, Sb. баба, бака. | map |
| баба | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| бабка | has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish. | map |
| бабка | The Russian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Blr. бабка, Pol. babka, Bg. бабка. The meaning ‘a cake’ (кулич) is attested in Blr. бабка, Pol. babka. The meaning ‘rough boletus (a mushroom)’ (подберёзовик) is attested in Blr. бабка. | map |
| бабка | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| банка | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| банка | The Russian meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ is unique. The meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ (банк) is attested in Sln. banka, Cr. banka, Bo. banka, Sb. банка. The meaning ‘container, can’ (кувшин) is attested in Pol. bańka. | map |
| банка | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| белизна | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech. | map |
| белизна | The Russian meaning ‘whiteness’ is shared by Ukr. білизна, Cr. bjelina, Bo. bjelina, Sb. белина, Mk. белина, Bg. белина. The meaning ‘linen, laundry’ (бельё) is attested in Blr. бялізна, Ukr. білизна, Pol. bielizna. | map |
| белизна | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| берёзовик | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| берёзовик | The Russian meaning ‘rough boletus (a mushroom)’ is unique. The meaning ‘birch-juice’ (берёзовый сок) is attested in Blr. бярозавік. | map |
| берёзовик | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| беседа | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Belarusian, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| беседа | The Russian meaning ‘talk’ is shared by Pol. biesiada, Bg. беседа. The meaning ‘word’ (слово) is attested in Sln. beseda. The meaning ‘party, ceremony’ (пир, пирушка) is attested in Blr. бяседа. | map |
| беседа | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| благой | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian. | map |
| благой | The Russian meaning ‘good’ is unique. The meaning ‘bad’ (плохой) is attested in Blr. благі. | map |
| благой | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| богатырь | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian. has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; | map |
| богатырь | The Russian meaning ‘muscled hero’ is attested in Ukr. богатир. The meaning ‘rich man’ (богач) is attested in Blr. багатыр and Ukr. багатир. | map |
| богатырь | [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| более | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in Slovenian does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| более | The Russian meaning ‘more’ is also found in Sln. bolj. The meaning ‘better’ (лучше) is attested in Sln. bolje, Cr. bolje, Bo. bolje, Sb. боље. | map |
| более | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| бор | has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bulgarian, Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 48 million speakers of Slovenian, Bulgarian, Polish. | map |
| бор | The Russian meaning ‘a wood of pine-trees’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘boron’ is shared by Sln. bor, Bg. бор, Pol. bor. The meaning ‘pine-tree’ (сосна) is attested in Sln. bor, Bg. бор. The meaning ‘a wood of old coniferous trees’ is attested in Pol. bór. | map |
| бор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| брак | has additional meanings in the language of about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 102.5 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| брак | The Russian meaning ‘marriage’ is shared by Cr. brak, Bo. brak, Sb. брак, Mk. брак, Bg. брак. The Russian meaning ‘defect, flaw’ is shared by Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. The Russian meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ is shared by Ukr. брак, Pol. brak, Bg. брак. The meaning ‘lack, want, shortage’ (недостаток, нехватка) is attested in Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. | map |
| брак | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| брать | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian. is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| брать | The Russian meaning ‘take’ is shared by Pol. brać. The meaning ‘read’ (читать) is attested in Sln. brati. The meaning ‘collect’ (собирать) is attested in Sln. brati. | map |
| брать | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| булка | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| булка | The Russian meaning ‘roll, white bread’ is shared by Blr. булка, Ukr. булка, Pol. bułka. The meaning ‘bride’ (невеста) is attested in Bg. булка. The meaning ‘young woman’ (девушка) is attested in Bg. булка. | map |
| булка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| быстрый | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| быстрый | The Russian meaning ‘fast, quick’ is shared by Pol. bystry. The meaning ‘clear’ (ясный, чистый) is attested in Sln. bister. The meaning ‘lively, awake’ (живой, бодрый) is attested in Sln. bister. The meaning ‘clever, astute’ is attested in Pol. bystry. | map |
| быстрый | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| выгода | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish. | map |
| выгода | The Russian meaning ‘profit’ is unique. The meaning ‘comfort’ (удобство, уют) is attested in Blr. выгода, Pol. wygoda. | map |
| выгода | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| век | has additional meanings in the language of about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 17.5 million speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| век | The Russian meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Mk. век, Bg. век. The Russian meaning ‘century’ (век, столетие) is shared by Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Cr. vijek, Bo. vijek, Sb. век, Mk. век, Bg. век. The meaning ‘age (of a person)’ (возраст) is attested in Pol. wiek, Cz. věk. | map |
| век | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| веселье | is a complete false friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; | map |
| веселье | The Russian meaning ‘fun, joy’ is unique. The meaning ‘wedding’ (свадьба) is attested in Blr. вясельле, Ukr. весілля, Pol. wesele. | map |
| веселье | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| вещь | is a complete false friend for about 59.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 24 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. | map |
| вещь | The Russian meaning ‘matter’ is shared by Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘clever’ (ловкий) is attested in Sln. vešč, Cr. vješt, Bo. vješt, Sb. вешт, Mk. вешт. The meaning ‘message’ (весть) is attested in Pol. wieść. | map |
| вещь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| вещь | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 24 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian. | map |
| вещь | The Russian meaning ‘matter, thing’ is shared by Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘assembly’ (собрание) is attested in Pol. wiec. The meaning ‘already’ (уже) is attested in Cr. već, Bo. već, Sb. већ. The meaning ‘more’ (больше) is attested in Sln. več. | map |
| вещь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| видеть | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| видеть | The Russian meaning ‘to see impf.’ is shared by Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети, Pol. widzieć. The meaning ‘to see, to behold pf.’ (увидеть) is attested in Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети. The meaning ‘to watch pf.’ (посмотреть) is attested in Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети. | map |
| видеть | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| власть | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech. | map |
| власть | The Russian meaning ‘power’ is unique. The meaning ‘home country’ (родина) is attested in Cz. vlast. | map |
| власть | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| вонь | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| вонь | The Russian meaning ‘stench, stink’ is unique. The meaning ‘scent, fragrance’ (аромат) is attested in Pol. woń, Cz. vůně. | map |
| вонь | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| враг | 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 91 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| враг | The Russian meaning ‘enemy’ is shared by Blr. вораг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг. The meaning ‘devil, demon’ (чёрт) is attested in Sln. vrag, Cr. vrag, Bo. vrag, Sb. враг, Mk. враг. The meaning ‘murderer’ (убийца) is attested in Cz. vrah, Slk. vrah. The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (хитрец) is attested in Mk. враг. | map |
| враг | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| вредный | is a complete false friend for about 59.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| вредный | The Russian meaning ‘harmful’ is shared by Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘precious’ (ценный) is attested in Sln. vreden, Cr. vrijedan, Bo. vrijedan, Sb. вредан. The meaning ‘able, clever’ (ловкий, умелый) is attested in Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘nasty, repulsive’ (гадкий, отвратительный) is attested in Pol. wredny. The meaning ‘insidious, deceitful’ (фальшивый, коварный) is attested in Pol. wredny. | map |
| вредный | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| время | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| время | The Russian meaning ‘time’ is shared by Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme, Sb. време. The meaning ‘weather’ (погода) is attested in Sln. vreme, Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme, Sb. време. | map |
| время | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| выход | has additional meanings in the language of about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| выход | The Russian meaning ‘exit’ is shared by Blr. выхад, Ukr. вихід, Cz. východ, Slk. východ. The meaning ‘east’ (восток) is attested in Cz. východ, Slk. východ. | map |
| выход | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| глава | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 50 million speakers of Czech, Slovenian, Polish. | map |
| глава | The Russian meaning ‘head’ (глава (arch.), голова) is shared by Cz. hlava, Sln. glava, Pol. głowa. The Russian meaning ‘chapter’ (глава (в книге)) is unique. The Russian meaning ‘chief, boss’ (глава (начальник)) is shared by Sln. glava, šef. The Russian meaning ‘dome, vault’ (глава (купол)) is unique. | map |
| глава | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| говор | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 45 million speakers of Ukrainian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian. | map |
| говор | The Russian meaning ‘dialect’ is shared by Blr. гаворка, Ukr. говір, Bg. говор. The Russian meaning ‘talking’ is shared by Blr. гаворка. The meaning ‘speech’ (речь) is attested in Cr. govor, Bo. govor, Sb. говор, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘noise’ (шум) is attested in Pol. gwar. | map |
| говор | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| година | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 99 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| година | The Russian meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ is shared by Blr. гадзіна, час, Ukr. година, час, Pol. godzina, czas, Cz. hodina, čas, Slk. hodina, čas. The meaning ‘hour’ (час) is attested in Blr. гадзіна, Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Cz. hodina, Slk. hodina. The meaning ‘year’ (год) is attested in Cr. godina, Bo. godina, Sb. година, Mk. година, Bg. година. | map |
| година | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| гора | 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 112.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| гора | The Russian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by Blr. гара, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Cz. hora, Slk. hora, Sln. gora, Cr. gora, Bo. gora, Sb. гора. The meaning ‘forest’ (лес) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора. | map |
| гора | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| город | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian. | map |
| город | The Russian meaning ‘town’ is shared by Blr. горад. The meaning ‘vegetable garden’ (огород) is attested in Ukr. город. | map |
| город | [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| град | is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Czech, Slovenian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| град | The Russian meaning ‘town’ (град (arch.), город) is shared by Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град. The Russian meaning ‘hail’ is shared by Pol. grad, Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град. The meaning ‘fortress’ (крепость) is attested in Cz. hrad, Sln. grad. | map |
| град | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| гроб | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| гроб | The Russian meaning ‘coffin’ is unique. The meaning ‘grave’ (могила) is attested in Pol. grób. | map |
| гроб | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| грудастая | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| грудастая | The Russian meaning ‘big-breasted’ is unique. The meaning ‘granular’ (зернистый, гранулёзный) is attested in Cr. grudast, Bo. grudast, Sb. грудаст. | map |
| грудастая | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дворец | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian Cr. палац, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| дворец | The Russian meaning ‘palace’ is shared by Cr. dvorac, Bo. dvorac, Sb. дворац, Mk. дворец, Bg. дворец. The meaning ‘railway station’ (вокзал) is attested in Ukr. двірець, Pol. dworzec. | map |
| дворец | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] | map |
| дева | is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Serbian. | map |
| дева | The Russian meaning ‘maiden’ is shared by Sb. дева. The meaning ‘camel’ (верблюд) is attested in Cr. deva, Bo. deva, Sb. дева. | map |
| дева | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дело | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| дело | The Russian meaning ‘matter, affair’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘act, deed’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘battle’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘case, lawsuit’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘file, document’ is unique. The meaning ‘canon’ (пушка) is attested in Cz. dělo. The meaning ‘composition, work of art’ is attested in Pol. dzieło. | map |
| дело | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| диван | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| диван | The Russian meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by Cz. divan, Slk. diván, Sln. divan, Cr. divan, Bo. divan, Sb. диван. The meaning ‘carpet’ (ковёр) is attested in Blr. дыван, Pol. dywan. | map |
| диван | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| доить | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| доить | The Russian meaning ‘to milk’ is shared by Pol. doić. The meaning ‘to breast-feed’ (кормить грудью) is attested in Cr. dojiti, Bo. dojiti, Sb. дојити. The meaning ‘to suckle’ (кормить грудью) is attested in Cr. dojiti, Bo. dojiti, Sb. дојити. | map |
| доить | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| доктор | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian. | map |
| доктор | The Russian meaning ‘doctor, physician’ (доктор, врач) is shared by Ukr. доктор, Pol. doktor. The Russian meaning ‘habilitated doctor’ (доктор наук) is shared by Ukr. доктор. The meaning ‘PhD, DSc’ (кандидат наук) is attested in Pol. doktor. | map |
| доктор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дума | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 45 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| дума | The Russian meaning ‘thought’ (дума (arch.), мысль) is shared by Blr. думка, дума, Ukr. дума. The Russian meaning ‘East Slavonic folk song’ is shared by Blr. дума, Ukr. дума. The Russian meaning ‘parliament’ is shared by Blr. дума, Ukr. дума. The meaning ‘word’ (слово) is attested in Bg. дума. The meaning ‘pride’ (гордость) is attested in Pol. duma. | map |
| дума | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| Дунай | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 81.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| Дунай | The Russian meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by Pol. Dunaj, Cz. Dunaj, Slk. Dunaj, Cr. Dunaj, Bo. Dunaj, Sb. Дунај, Mk. Дунав, Bg. Дунав. The meaning ‘Vienna’ (Вена) is attested in Sln. Dunaj. | map |
| Дунай | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| дыня | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 58.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| дыня | The Russian meaning ‘sweet melon’ is shared by Ukr. диня, Sln. dinja, Cr. dinja, Bo. dinja, Sb. диња, Mk. диња. The meaning ‘watermelon’ (арбуз) is attested in Bg. диня. The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (тыква) is attested in Pol. dynia. | map |
| дыня | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] | map |
| ел | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech. | map |
| ел | The Russian meaning ‘ate/eaten’ is unique. The meaning ‘drove/driven, rode/ridden, went/gone’ (ехал) is attested in Cz. jel. | map |
| ел | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| ети/еть | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech. | map |
| ети/еть | The Russian meaning ‘to fuck’ (ети, еть, ебать) is unique. The meaning ‘to drive, to ride, to go’ (ехать) is attested in Cz. jeti. | map |
| ети/еть | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| жена | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; 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 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish. | map |
| жена | The Russian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by Blr. жонка, Pol. żona, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. The meaning ‘woman’ (женщина) is attested in Ukr. жінка, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, ženska, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. | map |
| жена | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| живот | does not have all its Russian 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 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish. | map |
| живот | The Russian meaning ‘belly, body’ is shared by Blr. жывот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot, Sln. život. The Russian meaning ‘life’ (живот (arch.), жизнь) is shared by Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Cz. život, Slk. život, Cr. život, Bo. život, Sb. живот, Mk. живот, Bg. живот. | map |
| живот | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| жид | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| жид | The Russian meaning ‘Jew (pejoratively)’ is unique. The meaning ‘Jew (ethnically)’ (еврей) is attested in Pol. Żyd, Cz. Žid. The meaning ‘Jew (religiously)’ (иудей) is attested in Pol. żyd, Cz. žid. | map |
| жид | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| жизнь | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech. | map |
| жизнь | The Russian meaning ‘life’ is unique. The meaning ‘thirst’ (жажда) is attested in Cz. žízeň. | map |
| жизнь | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| жито | is a complete false friend for about 99 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| жито | The Russian meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ is shared by Sln. žito, Cr. žito, Bo. žito, Sb. жито. The meaning ‘rye’ (рожь) is attested in Ukr. жито, Pol. żyto, Cz. žito, Slk. žito, raž. The meaning ‘wheat’ (пшеница) is attested in Slk. pšenica, žito, Bg. жито. | map |
| жито | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| за | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| за | The Russian meaning ‘in, during (a time span)’ is unique. The meaning ‘in, after (a time span)’ (через) is attested in Pol. za. | map |
| за | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| забыть | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian. | map |
| забыть | The Russian meaning ‘to forget’ is unique. The meaning ‘to hit into’ (забить) is attested in Ukr. забити. | map |
| забыть | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| завод | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 12 million native speakers of Czech, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian. | map |
| завод | The Russian meaning ‘factory, works’ is shared by Cz. závod, Mk. завод, Bg. завод. The meaning ‘contest’ (состязание) is attested in Cz. závod. The meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ (профессия) is attested in Pol. zawód. The meaning ‘institute’ (заведение) is attested in Sln. zavod, Cr. zavod, Bo. zavod, Sb. завод, Mk. завод. The meaning ‘disappointment’ (разочарование) is attested in Pol. zawód. | map |
| завод | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| заказ | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| заказ | The Russian meaning ‘order’ is unique. The meaning ‘prohibition’ (запрет) is attested in Pol. zakaz, Cz. zákaz. | map |
| заказ | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| запах | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| запах | The Russian meaning ‘smell (neutral)’ is shared by Pol. zapach. The meaning ‘bad smell, stench’ (вонь, дурной запах) is attested in Cz. zápach. | map |
| запах | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| запомнить | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech(?Belarusian?); is a true friend for about 20 million native speakers of (?Belarusian?), Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| запомнить | The Russian meaning ‘to memorize’ is shared by Blr. запомніць, Sln. zapomniti, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня. The meaning ‘to forget’ (забыть) is attested in Pol. zapomnieć, Cz. zapomenoutBlr. запамятаць. | map |
| запомнить | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| захват | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian. | map |
| захват | The Russian meaning ‘conquest, capture’ is unique. The meaning ‘delight’ (восторг) is attested in Ukr. захват. | map |
| захват | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| заход | is a complete false friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 40 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| заход | The Russian meaning ‘sunset’ is shared by Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod, Mk. заод. The meaning ‘west’ (запад) is attested in Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod. The meaning ‘toilet’ (туалет) is attested in Cz. záchod, Slk. záchod, Cr. zahod, Bo. zahod, Sb. заход. The meaning ‘trouble, effort’ (труд, усилия) is attested in Pol. zachód. | map |
| заход | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| зерно | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 40 million native speakers of Slovenian, Polish. | map |
| зерно | The Russian meaning ‘corn, kernel’ is shared by Sln. zrno, Bg. зърно, Pol. ziarno. The meaning ‘berry’ (ягода) is attested in Bg. зърно. | map |
| зерно | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| злодей | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| злодей | The Russian meaning ‘criminal’ is unique. The meaning ‘thief’ (вор) is attested in Cz. zloděj, Pol. złodziej. | map |
| злодей | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| играть | has additional meanings in the language of about 67.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 72.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 18 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. | map |
| играть | The Russian meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Cr. igrati, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Russian meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ is shared by Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Russian meaning ‘to play (music)’ is shared by Blr. іграць, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati. The meaning ‘to dance’ (танцевать, плясать) is attested in Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. | map |
| играть | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| искусство | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 8 million speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| искусство | The Russian meaning ‘art’ is shared by Bg. изкуство. The Russian meaning ‘skill’ is unique. The meaning ‘experience’ (опыт) is attested in Cr. iskustvo, Bo. iskustvo, Sb. искуство. | map |
| искусство | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| исход | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| исход | The Russian meaning ‘result’ is shared by Bg. изход. The Russian meaning ‘resort, way out’ is shared by Bg. изход. The meaning ‘exit’ (выход) is attested in Bg. изход. | map |
| исход | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| кал | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| кал | The Russian meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ is shared by Pol. kał. The meaning ‘dirt, mud’ (грязь) is attested in Cr. kal, Bo. kal, Sb. кал. | map |
| кал | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| кит | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| кит | The Russian meaning ‘whale’ is unique. The meaning ‘putty, cement’ (замазка) is attested in Pol. kit. The meaning ‘cat’ (кот) is attested in Ukr. кіт. | map |
| кит | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| князь | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 62.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| князь | The Russian meaning ‘prince, duke’ is shared by Blr. князь, Ukr. князь, Cr. knez, Bo. knez, Sb. кнез. The meaning ‘priest’ (священник (ксёндз)) is attested in Pol. ksiądz, Cz. kněz. | map |
| князь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| ковчег | 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; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| ковчег | The Russian meaning ‘(Noah&#146;s) Arch’ is shared by Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘coffin’ (гроб) is attested in Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘suitcase’ (чемодан) is attested in Sln. kovček, Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg. The meaning ‘trunk, box, chest’ (сундук, ларь) is attested in Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. | map |
| ковчег | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| колёса | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| колёса | The Russian meaning ‘wheels’ is shared by Pol. koła, Cr. kola, Bo. kola, Sb. кола. The meaning ‘car, cart’ (телега) is attested in Cr. kola, Bo. kola, Sb. кола. The meaning ‘motorcar’ (автомобиль) is attested in Cr. kola, Bo. kola, Sb. кола. | map |
| колёса | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| колония | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| колония | The Russian meaning ‘colony’'‘correctional facility’' is shared by Pol. kolonia, Cr. kolonija, Bo. kolonija, Sb. колонија. The meaning ‘Cologne’ (Кёльн) is attested in Pol. Kolonia. | map |
| колония | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| корица | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| корица | The Russian meaning ‘cinnamon’ is unique. The meaning ‘crust’ (корка) is attested in Cr. korica, Bo. korica, Sb. корица. | map |
| корица | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| край | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 66.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 24 million native speakers of Belarusian, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| край | The Russian meaning ‘edge’ is shared by Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Bg. край. The Russian meaning ‘region’ is shared by Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The meaning ‘country’ (страна) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj. The meaning ‘end’ (конец) is attested in Ukr. край, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. | map |
| край | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| краска | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian. | map |
| краска | The Russian meaning ‘paint’ is shared by Bg. краска. The meaning ‘flower’ (цветок) is attested in Blr. краска (colloq.), кветка. | map |
| краска | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| красный | is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| красный | The Russian meaning ‘red’ is unique. The meaning ‘beautiful’ (красивый) is attested in Cz. krásný, Slk. krásny. | map |
| красный | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| кресло | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 61 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| кресло | The Russian meaning ‘armchair’ is shared by Ukr. крісло, Cz. křeslo, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло. The meaning ‘chair’ (стул) is attested in Blr. крэсла, Pol. krzesło. | map |
| кресло | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| крик | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| крик | The Russian meaning ‘cry, shout’ is shared by Pol. krzyk. The meaning ‘jack’ (домкрат) is attested in Bg. крик. | map |
| крик | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| криминалист | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| криминалист | The Russian meaning ‘criminologist’ is unique. The meaning ‘criminal’ (уголовный преступник) is attested in Pol. kryminalista. | map |
| криминалист | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| куча | is a complete false friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| куча | The Russian meaning ‘heap’ is unique. The meaning ‘hut’ (хижина, избушка, шалаш) is attested in Sln. koča. The meaning ‘house’ (дом) is attested in Cr. kuća, Bo. kuća. | map |
| куча | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лекарство | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| лекарство | The Russian meaning ‘medicament’ is shared by Pol. lekarstwo. The meaning ‘medical science’ (медицина) is attested in Cr. ljekarstvo, Bo. ljekarstvo, Sb. лекарство. | map |
| лекарство | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лень | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| лень | The Russian meaning ‘laziness’ is unique. The meaning ‘idler, do-nothing’ (лентяй) is attested in Pol. leń. The meaning ‘lazy’ (ленивый) is attested in Cr. lijen, Bo. lijen, Sb. лен. | map |
| лень | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лето | has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 74.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 54 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| лето | The Russian meaning ‘summer’ is shared by Blr. лета, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Cz. léto, Slk. leto, Cr. ljeto, Bo. ljeto, Sb. лето, Mk. лето, Bg. лято. The Russian meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (лето (30 лет)) is shared by Pol. lato (30 lat), Cz. léto (30 lét), Slk. leto (30 let), Sln. leto (30 let). The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (год) is attested in Sln. leto. | map |
| лето | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| лист | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 51.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Slovak; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 50,000 speakers of Kashubian; is a true friend for about 39.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| лист | The Russian meaning ‘sheet of paper’ is shared by Ukr. лист, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The Russian meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by Blr. ліст, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The meaning ‘letter’ (письмо) is attested in Blr. ліст, пісьмо, Ukr. лист, Pol. list, Ka. lëst, Slk. list. | map |
| лист | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| листопад | is a complete false friend for about 55,000 native speakers of Upper Sorbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 101 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| листопад | The Russian meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Cz. listopad, Slk. listopad, Sln. listopad, Cr. listopad, Bo. listopad, Sb. листопад, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад. The meaning ‘October’ (октябрь) is attested in Cr. listopad. The meaning ‘November’ (ноябрь) is attested in Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Cz. listopad, Sln. listopad. | map |
| листопад | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.] | map |
| лицо | has additional meanings in the language of about 40 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 46 million speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| лицо | The Russian meaning ‘face’ is shared by Pol. lico, Sln. lice, Cr. lice, Bo. lice, Sb. лице. The Russian meaning ‘person’ is shared by Bo. lice, osoba, Sb. лице, особа. The meaning ‘cheek’ (щека) is attested in Pol. lico, Sln. lice. | map |
| лицо | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| личный | is a complete false friend for about 40 million native speakers of Slovenian, Polish. | map |
| личный | The Russian meaning ‘personal’ is unique. The meaning ‘beautiful’ (миловидный, симпатичный) is attested in Sln. ličen. The meaning ‘numerous’ is attested in Pol. liczny. | map |
| личный | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| луг | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| луг | The Russian meaning ‘meadow’ is unique. The meaning ‘lye’ (щёлок, щёлочь) is attested in Pol. ług, Cr. lug, Bo. lug, Sb. луг. | map |
| луг | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лук | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| лук | The Russian meaning ‘onion’ is shared by Cr. luk, Bo. luk, Sb. лук. The Russian meaning ‘bow (weapon)’ is shared by Pol. łuk, Cr. luk, Bo. luk, Sb. лук. | map |
| лук | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лыжи | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| лыжи | The Russian meaning ‘skis’ is unique. The meaning ‘skates’ (коньки) is attested in Pol. łyżwy. | map |
| лыжи | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| любить | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 75 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| любить | The Russian meaning ‘to love’ is shared by Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. The Russian meaning ‘to like’ is shared by Ukr. любити, Pol. lubić, Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. The meaning ‘to kiss’ (целовать) is attested in Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. | map |
| любить | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| люлька | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 35.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| люлька | The Russian meaning ‘tobacco pipe’ (люлька (редко), трубка) is shared by Blr. люлька, Cr. lula, Bo. lula, Sb. лула, Mk. луле, Bg. лула. The Russian meaning ‘cradle’ is unique. | map |
| люлька | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| майка | is a complete false friend for about 65.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovenian. | map |
| майка | The Russian meaning ‘gym shirt’ is shared by Blr. майка. The meaning ‘mother’ (мать) is attested in Cr. majka, Bo. majka, Sb. мајка, Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (матка) is attested in Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (гайка) is attested in Bg. майка. The meaning ‘underpants’ (majtki) is attested in Pl. majtki | map |
| майка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] | map |
| масса | has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 118.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| масса | The Russian meaning ‘mass’ is shared by Blr. маса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Cz. masa, Slk. masa, Sln. masa, Cr. masa, Bo. masa, Sb. маса, Mk. маса, Bg. маса. The meaning ‘table’ (стол) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса. | map |
| масса | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| матка | is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 85 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| матка | The Russian meaning ‘womb, uterus’ is shared by Blr. матка, Ukr. матка, Mk. матка, Bg. матка. The Russian meaning ‘dam, female animal’ is shared by Blr. матка, Pol. matka. The meaning ‘mother’ (мать) is attested in Blr. матка, Pol. matka, Cz. matka, Slk. matka. The Russian meaning ‘queen bee’ is shared by Ukr. матка The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (гайка) is attested in Cz. matka. | map |
| матка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| машина | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 55.5 million speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| машина | The Russian meaning ‘machine’ (машина, мотор) is shared by Pol. maszyna, Cr. mašina, Bo. mašina, Sb. машина. The Russian meaning ‘car’ (машина, автомобиль) is unique. The meaning ‘locomotion’ (паровоз) is attested in Cr. mašina, Bo. mašina, Sb. машина. | map |
| машина | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| медь | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| медь | The Russian meaning ‘copper’ is shared by Ukr. мед, Bg. мед, Pol. miedź. The meaning ‘honey’ (мёд) is attested in Bg. мед. | map |
| медь | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| Мексика | has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| Мексика | The Russian meaning ‘Mexico (country)’ is shared by Pol. Meksyk, Bg. Мексико. The meaning ‘Mexico City’ (Мехико) is attested in Pol. Meksyk, Bg. Мексико. | map |
| Мексика | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| местный | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| местный | The Russian meaning ‘local’ is shared by Cr. mesni, Bo. mesni, Sb. месни. The meaning ‘of meat’ (мясной) is attested in Cr. mesni, Bo. mesni, Sb. месни. | map |
| местный | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| меч | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 63 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian. | map |
| меч | The Russian meaning ‘sword’ is shared by Blr. меч, Ukr. меч, Cz. meč, Mk. меч, Bg. меч. The meaning ‘match, game’ (матч) is attested in Pol. mecz, Cr. meč, Bo. meč, Sb. меч, Mk. меч. | map |
| меч | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| мещанин | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| мещанин | The Russian meaning ‘petty bourgeois’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘Philistine’ is unique. The meaning ‘inhabitant, townsman’ (горожанин) is attested in Pol. mieszczanin. | map |
| мещанин | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мир | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 65.5 million speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| мир | The Russian meaning ‘world’ (мир, свет) is unique. The Russian meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ is shared by Cz. mír, občina. The Russian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Pol. mir (arch.), pokój, zgoda, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Cr. mir, Bo. mir, Sb. мир. The Russian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ (мир, покой) is shared by Pol. mir (arch.), spokój, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Cr. mir, Bo. mir, Sb. мир. The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (авторитет, уважение) is attested in Pol. mir. | map |
| мир | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мотор | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| мотор | The Russian meaning ‘motor’ is shared by Pol. motor. The meaning ‘motorbike’ (мотоцикл) is attested in Pol. motor. The meaning ‘contriver’ (инициатор) is attested in Pol. motor. | map |
| мотор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мразь | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| мразь | The Russian meaning ‘?’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘?’ is unique. The meaning ‘?’ (мороз) is attested in Cr. mraz, Bo. mraz, Sb. мраз. The meaning ‘?’ (измороз) is attested in Cr. mraz, Bo. mraz, Sb. мраз. | map |
| мразь | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мрак | is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| мрак | The Russian meaning ‘darkness’ is shared by Cr. mrak, Bo. mrak, Sb. мрак. The meaning ‘cloud’ (облако) is attested in Cz. mrak, Slk. mrak. | map |
| мрак | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] | map |
| муж | 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 63.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| муж | The Russian meaning ‘husband’ is shared by Blr. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, Cr. muž, Bo. muž, Sb. муж, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. The meaning ‘man’ (мужчина) is attested in Ukr. муж, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, moški, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. | map |
| муж | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| наглый | is a complete false friend for about 83.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; 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 Bulgarian. | map |
| наглый | The Russian meaning ‘naughty’ is shared by Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл. The meaning ‘sudden’ (внезапный) is attested in Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны, Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Cz. náhlý, Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао. The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (быстрый) is attested in Sln. nagel. The meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ (резкий, поспешный) is attested in Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао, Mk. нагло. | map |
| наглый | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| направо | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 99.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashu-bian, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| направо | The Russian meaning ‘to the right’ is shared by Blr. направа, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, w prawą, Cz. napravo, Slk. napravo. The meaning ‘straight on’ (прямо) is attested in Cr. pravo, Bo. pravo, Sb. право, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право. | map |
| направо | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| неделя | is a complete false friend for about 105 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 23.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| неделя | The Russian meaning ‘week’ is shared by Cz. týden, neděle, Bo. nedjelja, sedmica, Sb. недеља, седмица, Mk. недела. The meaning ‘Sunday’ (воскресенье) is attested in Blr. нядзеля, Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Cz. neděle, Slk. nedeľa, Sln. nedelja, Cr. nedjelja, Bo. nedjelja, Sb. недеља, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя. | map |
| неделя | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| образ | 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; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 46 million speakers of Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| образ | The Russian meaning ‘picture, painting’ is shared by Pol. obraz, Bg. образ. The Russian meaning ‘manner’ is unique. The meaning ‘cheek’ (щека) is attested in Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘face’ (лицо) is attested in Sln. obraz, Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. | map |
| образ | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| обход | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| обход | The Russian meaning ‘round, circuit’ is shared by Pol. obchód. The meaning ‘shop’ (магазин) is attested in Cz. obchod. The meaning ‘party’ (праздник, торжество) is attested in Pol. obchód. | map |
| обход | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| обыватель | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| обыватель | The Russian meaning ‘petty bourgeois’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘Philistine’ is unique. The meaning ‘inhabitant’ ( ) is attested in Pol. [[../Russian-Polish#ff136|]]. The meaning ‘citizen’ (гражданин) is attested in Pol. obywatel. | map |
| обыватель | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| овощи | is a complete false friend for about 71.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| овощи | The Russian meaning ‘vegetables’ is shared by Ukr. овочі. The meaning ‘fruits’ (фрукты) is attested in Pol. owoce, Cz. ovoce, Slk. ovocie, Cr. voće, Bo. voće, Sb. воће. | map |
| овощи | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| олово | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| олово | The Russian meaning ‘tin, pewter’ is unique. The meaning ‘lead’ (свинец) is attested in Cz. olovo, Pol. ołów. | map |
| олово | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| ольха | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| ольха | The Russian meaning ‘alder’ is shared by Pol. olcha. The meaning ‘fir-tree’ (пихта, ель) is attested in Bg. елха. | map |
| ольха | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| орать | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish. | map |
| орать | The Russian meaning ‘to scream’ is unique. The meaning ‘to plough’ (пахать) is attested in Blr. араць, Pol. orać. | map |
| орать | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| орган | has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Bulgarian, Polish. | map |
| орган | The Russian meaning ‘organ (e.g. in the body)’ is shared by Bg. орган, Pol. organ. The meaning ‘organ (musical instrument)’ (орган) is attested in Bg. орган, Pol. organy. | map |
| орган | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| отец | is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 8 million speakers of Belarusian. | map |
| отец | The Russian meaning ‘father’ (отец (в семье)) is shared by Pol. ojciec. The Russian meaning ‘Father (addressing a priest)’ (отец (служитель культа)) is shared by Blr. айцец, Pol. ojciec. | map |
| отец | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| отказ | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| отказ | The Russian meaning ‘denial’ is unique. The meaning ‘answer’ (ответ) is attested in Blr. адказ. | map |
| отказ | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| охотник | has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 75 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| охотник | The Russian meaning ‘volunteer’ (охотник (редко), доброволец) is shared by Ukr. охочий, Pol. ochotnik. The Russian meaning ‘hunter’ is unique. The meaning ‘amateur’ (любитель; охотник до...) is attested in Ukr. охочий. | map |
| охотник | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb.] | map |
| палец | is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a complete false friend for about 18 million native speakers of Czech, Bulgarian. | map |
| палец | The Russian meaning ‘finger’ is shared by Pol. palec. The meaning ‘thumb’ (большой палец) is attested in Cz. palec, Bg. палец. | map |
| палец | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| памятник | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian; is a true friend for about 51 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| памятник | The Russian meaning ‘monument’ is shared by Ukr. пам&#146;ятник, Ka. pamiãtnik, pomnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник. The meaning ‘diary’ (дневник) is attested in Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. dniewnik, wspomnik, pamiãtnik. | map |
| памятник | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| память | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 56 million native speakers of Czech, Bulgarian. | map |
| память | The Russian meaning ‘memory’ is shared by Cz. paměť, Bg. памет, Pol. pamięć. The Russian meaning ‘computer memory’ is shared by Cz. paměť, Bg. памет, Pol. pamięć. The meaning ‘reason, intellect’ (разум) is attested in Cr. pamet, Bo. pamet, Sb. памет. | map |
| память | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| папа | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 55.5 million speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| папа | The Russian meaning ‘dad’ is shared by Pol. papa. The Russian meaning ‘the Pope’ (папа римский) is shared by Cr. papa, Bo. papa, Sb. папа. The meaning ‘cardboard, pasteboard’ (папка, картон) is attested in Pol. papa. The meaning ‘bye-bye!’ (пока!) is attested in Ukr. папа!, Pol. papa!, Cr. papa!, Bo. papa!, Sb. папа!. | map |
| папа | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пара | is a complete false friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| пара | The Russian meaning ‘pair’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para. The Russian meaning ‘a couple of, some’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. parę. The meaning ‘steam’ (пар) is attested in Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Cz. pára, Slk. para, Sln. para, Cr. para, Bo. para, Sb. пара, Mk. пара, Bg. пара. | map |
| пара | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| пепельница | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 54 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| пепельница | The Russian meaning ‘ash-tray’ is shared by Pol. popielniczka, Cz. popelník, Slk. popolník. The meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ (среда на первой неделе великого поста) is attested in Sln. Pepelnica, Cr. Pepelnica. | map |
| пепельница | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пёс | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish. | map |
| пёс | The Russian meaning ‘cur, tyke’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘male dog’ is shared by Pol. pies. The meaning ‘dog’ (собака) is attested in Pol. pies. | map |
| пёс | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| Петроград | has additional meanings in the language of about 27.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| Петроград | The Russian meaning ‘Petrograd (1914-1924)’ is shared by Cz. Petrohrad, Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград, Pol. Piotrogród. The meaning ‘St. Petersburg (until 1914 and since 1991)’ (Санкт-Петербург) is attested in Cz. Petrohrad, Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград. | map |
| Петроград | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| писарь | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgar-ian. | map |
| писарь | The Russian meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by Pol. pisarz, Sln. pisar, Cr. pisar, Bo. pisar, Bg. писар. The meaning ‘writer’ (писатель) is attested in Pol. pisarz. | map |
| писарь | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| писать | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| писать | The Russian meaning ‘to pee’ is unique. The meaning ‘to write’ (писать) is attested in Pol. pisać, Cr. pisati, Bo. pisati, Sb. писати. | map |
| писать | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| писец | is a complete false friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Polish; is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian. | map |
| писец | The Russian meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by Sln. pisec. The meaning ‘writer’ (писатель) is attested in Cr. pisac, Bo. pisac, Polish pisarz. | map |
| писец | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| письмо | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| письмо | The Russian meaning ‘letter’ is shared by Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо. The meaning ‘font, handwriting’ (шрифт, почерк) is attested in Pol. pismo, Cz. písmo, Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо. The meaning ‘document’ (документ) is attested in Pol. pismo. | map |
| письмо | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| плоть | is a complete false friend for about 67.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian. | map |
| плоть | The Russian meaning ‘body, flesh’ is shared by Mk. плот, Bg. плът. The meaning ‘fence’ (забор) is attested in Pol. płot, Cz. plot, Sln. plot, Cr. plot, Bo. plot, Sb. плот, Mk. плот. | map |
| плоть | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| повесть | is a complete false friend for about 100.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; is a true friend for about 18 million native speakers of Belarusian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian. | map |
| повесть | The Russian meaning ‘novelette’ is shared by Blr. аповесць, Mk. повест, Bg. повест. The meaning ‘novel’ (роман) is attested in Ukr. повість, Pol. powieść. The meaning ‘history’ (история) is attested in Cr. povijest, Bo. povijest. The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (звание) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť. The meaning ‘legend’ (сказание, былина) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť, Sln. povest. | map |
| повесть | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| погань | is a complete false friend for about 53.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Polish. | map |
| погань | The Russian meaning ‘rabble, riff-raff’ is unique. The meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ (кал, помёт) is attested in Cr. pogan, Bo. pogan, Sb. поган. The meaning ‘dirt, mud’ (грязь) is attested in Cr. pogan, Bo. pogan, Sb. поган. The meaning ‘chase, pursuit’ is attested in Pol. pogoń. | map |
| погань | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| под | has additional meanings in the language of about 53.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Polish. | map |
| под | The Russian meaning ‘under’ is shared by Cr. pod, Bo. pod, Sb. под, Pol. pod. The meaning ‘floor, ground’ (пол) is attested in Cr. pod, Bo. pod, Sb. под. | map |
| под | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| покой | has additional meanings in the language of about 44.0 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Slovak; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 74.0 million speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian. | map |
| покой | The Russian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by Ka. pòkùj, Cz. pokoj, Slk. pokoj, Sln. pokoj, Sb. покој, Mk. покој, Bg. покой. The Russian meaning ‘room’ (покой (arch.), комната) is shared by Blr. пакой, Pol. pokój, Cz. pokoj. The meaning ‘peace’ (мир) is attested in Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj. | map |
| покой | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo., Bo.] | map |
| полдень | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 46.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| полдень | The Russian meaning ‘noon’ is shared by Blr. поўдзень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Cz. poledne, Slk. poludnie, Sln. poldan, Cr. podne, Bo. podne, Sb. подне, Mk. пладне, Bg. пладне. The meaning ‘south’ (юг) is attested in Blr. поўдзень, Ukr. південь, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié. | map |
| полдень | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| полночь | has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| полночь | The Russian meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Cz. půlnoc, Slk. polnoc, Sln. polnoč, Cr. ponoć, Bo. ponoć, Sb. поноћ, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ. The meaning ‘north’ (север) is attested in Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ. | map |
| полночь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| понос | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| понос | The Russian meaning ‘diarrhoea’ is unique. The meaning ‘pride’ (гордость) is attested in Sln. ponos, Cr. ponos, Bo. ponos, Sb. понос. | map |
| понос | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| посол | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| посол | The Russian meaning ‘ambassador’ is unique. The meaning ‘member of parliament’ (депутат) is attested in Pol. poseł. | map |
| посол | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| постель | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 48 million speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| постель | The Russian meaning ‘bed linen, bed sheets’ is shared by Pol. pościel. The Russian meaning ‘bed’ is shared by Cz. postel. | map |
| постель | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| проба | has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| проба | The Russian meaning ‘probe’ is shared by Mk. проба, Bg. проба. The meaning ‘to test’ (пробовать) is attested in Mk. проба, Pol. próba. | map |
| проба | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb.] | map |
| прозвище | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 46 million native speakers of Bulgarian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| прозвище | The Russian meaning ‘nickname’ is shared by Bg. прозвище, Pol. przezwisko. The meaning ‘surname’ (фамилия) is attested in Ukr. прізвище. | map |
| прозвище | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb.] | map |
| простак | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| простак | The Russian meaning ‘fool, stupid’ is unique. The meaning ‘lout, ruffian’ (грубиян, невежа) is attested in Cr. prostak, Bo. prostak, Sb. простак, Pol. prostak. | map |
| простак | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| просто | has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| просто | The Russian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by Blr. проста, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Cz. prostě, Slk. proste, Sln. prosto, Cr. prosto, Bo. prosto, Sb. просто, Mk. просто, Bg. просто. The meaning ‘straight on’ (прямо) is attested in Blr. проста, прамо, наўпрост, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto. | map |
| просто | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| профессор | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| профессор | The Russian meaning ‘professor’ is shared by Ukr. професор, Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor, Sb. професор, Pol. profesor. The meaning ‘university teacher’ (преподаватель) is attested in Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor, Sb. професор, Pol. profesor. The meaning ‘secondary school teacher ’ (преподаватель) is attested in Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor, Sb. професор, Pol. profesor. | map |
| профессор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пушка | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| пушка | The Russian meaning ‘cannon’ is unique. The meaning ‘rifle’ (ружьё, винтовка) is attested in Sln. puška, Cr. puška, Bo. puška, Sb. пушка. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (банка) is attested in Pol. puszka. | map |
| пушка | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| разбой | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| разбой | The Russian meaning ‘robbery’ is shared by Pol. rozbój. The meaning ‘weaver&#146;s loom’ (ткацкий стан) is attested in Bg. разбой. | map |
| разбой | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| рано | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| рано | The Russian meaning ‘early’ is shared by Cr. rano, Bo. rano, Sb. рано. The meaning ‘in the morning’ (с утра) is attested in Pol. rano. The meaning ‘morning’ (утро) is attested in Pol. rano. | map |
| рано | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рассказ | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| рассказ | The Russian meaning ‘story’ is unique. The meaning ‘command’ (приказ) is attested in Pol. rozkaz. | map |
| рассказ | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| реляция | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| реляция | The Russian meaning ‘report, account (military)’ is shared by Pol. relacja. The meaning ‘report, account’ (отчёт, сообщение, показание) is attested in Pol. relacja. The meaning ‘relation(ship)’ (отношение) is attested in Pol. relacja. | map |
| реляция | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| речь | is a complete false friend for about 102.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 26 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| речь | The Russian meaning ‘speech’ is shared by Cz. řeč, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч. The meaning ‘word’ (слово) is attested in Cr. riječ, Bo. riječ, Sb. реч. The meaning ‘matter’ (вещь) is attested in Blr. рэч, Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz, Sln. reč. | map |
| речь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| родина | is a complete false friend for about 112.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Belarusian, Bulgarian. | map |
| родина | The Russian meaning ‘motherland, home region’ is shared by Blr. радзіма, Bg. родина. The meaning ‘family’ (семья) is attested in Ukr. родина, Pol. rodzina, Cz. rodina, Slk. rodina. The meaning ‘relations’ (родственники) is attested in Sln. rodbina, Cr. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Sb. родбина, Mk. родбина. | map |
| родина | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| рок | is a complete false friend for about 69.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| рок | The Russian meaning ‘destiny, fate’ is unique. The meaning ‘year’ (год) is attested in Pol. rok, Cz. rok. The meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ (срок) is attested in Sln. rok, Cr. rok, Bo. rok, Sb. рок, Mk. рок. | map |
| рок | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| российский | has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| российский | The Russian meaning ‘Russian (of the country or the state)’ is shared by Blr. расейскі, рускі, Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski. The meaning ‘Russian (of the people or the language)’ (русский) is attested in Blr. расейскі, рускі, Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski. | map |
| российский | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| русский | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| русский | The Russian meaning ‘Russian’ is shared by Blr. рускі, расейскі, Cr. ruski, Bo. ruski, Sb. руски. The meaning ‘Ruthenian, East Slavic’ (руський, восточнославянский) is attested in Blr. рускі, усходнеславянскі, Ukr. руський, Pol. ruski. | map |
| русский | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| русый | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| русый | The Russian meaning ‘blond, fair’ is unique. The meaning ‘sandy, red’ (рыжеватый, рыжий) is attested in Sln. rus, Cr. rus, Bo. rus, Sb. рус. | map |
| русый | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рыхлый | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech. | map |
| рыхлый | The Russian meaning ‘loose, spongy’ is unique. The meaning ‘quick’ (быстрый) is attested in Cz. rychlý. The meaning ‘forthcoming, impending’ is attested in Pol. rychły. | map |
| рыхлый | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| с утра | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| с утра | The Russian meaning ‘in the morning’ is unique. The meaning ‘tomorrow’ (завтра) is attested in Cr. sutra, Bo. sutra, Sb. сутра. | map |
| с утра | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сад | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| сад | The Russian meaning ‘garden’ is shared by Cz. sad, Slk. sad. The meaning ‘orchard’ (фруктовый сад) is attested in Pol. sad. The meaning ‘fruit’ (плод, фрукт) is attested in Sln. sad. The meaning ‘now’ (теперь, сейчас) is attested in Cr. sad, Bo. sad, Sb. сад. | map |
| сад | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| сбор | is a complete false friend for about 40 million native speakers of Macedonian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian. | map |
| сбор | The Russian meaning ‘assembly’ is shared by Sln. zbor. The Russian meaning ‘collecting, collection’ is unique. The meaning ‘choir’ (хор) is attested in Sln. zbor. The meaning ‘word’ (слово) is attested in Mk. збор. The meaning ‘Protestant community or church’ is attested in Pol. zbór. | map |
| сбор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Bg.] | map |
| свет | is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; has additional meanings in the language of about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 58 million speakers of Polish, Czech, Serbian. | map |
| свет | The Russian meaning ‘world’ (свет, мир) is shared by Pol. świat, Cz. svět, Sb. свет. The Russian meaning ‘light’ is unique. The meaning ‘very far/long’ (очень далеко/долго) is attested in Pol. świat. The meaning ‘council’ (совет) is attested in Cr. svjet, savjet, Bo. svjet, savjet, Sb. свет. | map |
| свет | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| серб | is a complete false friend for about 55,000 native speakers of Upper Sorbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| серб | The Russian meaning ‘Serb’ is shared by Pol. Serb. The meaning ‘Sorb’ (лужичанин, лужицкий серб) is attested in USo. Serb. | map |
| серб | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сербский | is a complete false friend for about 55,000 native speakers of Upper Sorbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| сербский | The Russian meaning ‘Serbian’ is shared by Pol. serbski. The meaning ‘Sorbian (Lusatian)’ (лужицкий, сербо-лужицкий) is attested in USo. serbski. | map |
| сербский | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| синий | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Polish. | map |
| синий | The Russian meaning ‘dark blue’ is unique. The meaning ‘grey-blue, greyish’ (сизый, сероватый) is attested in Cr. sinji, Bo. sinji, Sb. сињи, Pol. siny. | map |
| синий | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| склад | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish. | map |
| склад | The Russian meaning ‘storehouse’ is shared by Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. The Russian meaning ‘turn, habit, mentality’ is shared by Ukr. склад. The Russian meaning ‘body, constitution’ is shared by Ukr. склад. The Russian meaning ‘syllable’ (склад (устар.), слог) is shared by Ukr. склад. The meaning ‘shop, store’ (магазин) is attested in Pol. skład. The meaning ‘harmony’ (согласие, гармония) is attested in Cr. sklad, Bo. sklad, Sb. склад. The meaning ‘composition’ (состав) is attested in Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. | map |
| склад | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| склеп | is a complete false friend for about 50 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37.0 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Kashubian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian. | map |
| склеп | The Russian meaning ‘tomb, vault’ is shared by Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep. The meaning ‘decision’ (решение) is attested in Sln. sklep. The meaning ‘shop’ (магазин) is attested in Pol. sklep. The meaning ‘cellar’ (подвал) is attested in Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep, Cz. sklep. | map |
| склеп | [NB: No information yet for Blr., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| скоро | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| скоро | The Russian meaning ‘soon, quickly’ is unique. The meaning ‘almost’ (почти) is attested in Cz. skoro. The meaning ‘since, when’ is attested in Pol. skoro. | map |
| скоро | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сливки | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| сливки | The Russian meaning ‘cream’ is unique. The meaning ‘plums’ (сливы) is attested in Pol. śliwki. | map |
| сливки | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| словенский | is a complete false friend for about 28 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 100.6 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian. | map |
| словенский | The Russian meaning ‘Slovenian’ is shared by Blr. славенскі, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Sln. slovenski, Cr. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски. The meaning ‘Slovak’ (словацкий) is attested in Cz. slovenský, Slk. slovenský. The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (славянский) is attested in Sb. словенски, Mk. словенски. | map |
| словенский | [NB: Information complete.] | map |
| слово | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 107 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| слово | The Russian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. The meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ (буква) is attested in Cr. slovo, Bo. slovo, Sb. слово. The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (прощание) is attested in Sln. slovo. | map |
| слово | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| слушать | has additional meanings in the language of about 55.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Polish. | map |
| слушать | The Russian meaning ‘to listen’ is shared by Cr. slušati, Bo. slušati, Sb. слушати, Pol. słuchać. The meaning ‘to hear’ (слышать) is attested in Cr. slušati, Bo. slušati, Sb. слушати, Pol. słyszeć. | map |
| слушать | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| слышать | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 48 million speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| слышать | The Russian meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by Pol. słyszeć, Cz. slyšet. The Russian meaning ‘to smell, to feel a smell’ (слышать (носом)) is unique. | map |
| слышать | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сметана | is a complete false friend for about 40 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian. | map |
| сметана | The Russian meaning ‘sour cream’ is shared by Ukr. сметана. The meaning ‘cream’ (сливки) is attested in Pol. śmietana, Sln. smetana. | map |
| сметана | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| среда | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 46 million speakers of Bulgarian, Polish. | map |
| среда | The Russian meaning ‘Wednesday’ is shared by Pol. środa. The Russian meaning ‘environment’ is shared by Bg. среда. The meaning ‘middle, centre’ (середина) is attested in Bg. среда. | map |
| среда | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| ставка | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish. | map |
| ставка | The Russian meaning ‘rate’ is shared by Pol. stawka. The Russian meaning ‘stake’ is shared by Pol. stawka. The Russian meaning ‘headquarters’ is unique. The meaning ‘strike’ (забастовка) is attested in Cz. stávka. | map |
| ставка | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сто | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 111 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| сто | The Russian meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by Blr. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Cz. sto, Slk. sto, Sln. sto, Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто, Mk. сто, Bg. сто. The meaning ‘table’ (стол) is attested in Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. | map |
| сто | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| стол | is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 116.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| стол | The Russian meaning ‘table’ is shared by Blr. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl, Slk. stôl, Cr. stol, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. The meaning ‘chair’ (стул) is attested in Sln. stol, Mk. стол, Bg. стол. The meaning ‘canteen’ (столовая) is attested in Bg. стол. | map |
| стол | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| столица | 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 91.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashu-bian, Bulgarian. | map |
| столица | The Russian meaning ‘capital’ is shared by Blr. сталіца, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица. The meaning ‘chair’ (стул) is attested in Cz. stolice, Slk. stolica, Cr. stolica, Bo. stolica, Sb. столица, Mk. столица. The meaning ‘professorship’ (кафедра) is attested in Sln. stolica. | map |
| столица | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| страна | is a complete false friend for about 112.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian. | map |
| страна | The Russian meaning ‘country’ is shared by Bg. страна. The meaning ‘side’ (сторона) is attested in Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна, Bg. страна. The meaning ‘cheek’ (щека) is attested in Bg. страна. The meaning ‘page’ (страница) is attested in Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна. The meaning ‘political party’ (партия) is attested in Cz. strana, Slk. strana. | map |
| страна | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| строй | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| строй | The Russian meaning ‘structure’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘line (mil.)’ is unique. The meaning ‘machine’ (машина, механизм) is attested in Cz. stroj. The meaning ‘attire’ (наряд) is attested in Pol. strój. | map |
| строй | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| студень | is a complete false friend for about 14 million native speakers of Belarusian, Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| студень | The Russian meaning ‘jelly’ is unique. The meaning ‘November’ (ноябрь) is attested in Cr. studeni. The meaning ‘January’ (январь) is attested in Blr. студзень. | map |
| студень | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| стул | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| стул | The Russian meaning ‘chair’ is unique. The meaning ‘table’ (стол) is attested in Pol. stół, Cz. stůl. | map |
| стул | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| существовать | is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| существовать | The Russian meaning ‘exist’ is shared by Bg. съществувам. The meaning ‘participate’ (участвовать) is attested in Cr. suučestvovati. | map |
| существовать | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| трудный | 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 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| трудный | The Russian meaning ‘hard’ is shared by Pol. trudny, Bg. труден. The meaning ‘tired’ (усталый) is attested in Sln. truden, Cr. trudan (arch.), umoran, Bo. trudan (arch.), umoran, Sb. трудан (arch.), уморан. The meaning ‘pregnant’ (беременная) is attested in Cr. trudna, Bo. trudna, Sb. трудна, Bg. трудна (arch.), бременна. | map |
| трудный | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| труп | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 55.5 million speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| труп | The Russian meaning ‘carcass (of an animal)’ is shared by Cr. trup, Bo. trup, Sb. труп. The Russian meaning ‘dead body’ is shared by Pol. trup. The meaning ‘trunk, body’ (туловище) is attested in Cr. trup, Bo. trup, Sb. труп. The meaning ‘trunk (of a tree)’ (ствол (дерева)) is attested in Cr. trup, Bo. trup, Sb. труп. | map |
| труп | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| туча | is a complete false friend for about 47.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| туча | The Russian meaning ‘rainy cloud’ is unique. The meaning ‘hail’ (град) is attested in Sln. toča, Cr. tuča, Bo. tuča. The meaning ‘rainbow’ (радуга) is attested in Pol. tęcza. | map |
| туча | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| тыква | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 29.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. | map |
| тыква | The Russian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by Sln. tikva, Cr. tikva, Bo. tikva, Sb. тиква, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква. The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (дыня) is attested in Cz. tykev. The meaning ‘Lagenaria’ (Лагенария) is attested in Pol. tykwa. | map |
| тыква | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| угол | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| угол | The Russian meaning ‘corner’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘angle’ is shared by Cz. úhel. | map |
| угол | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| урод | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| урод | The Russian meaning ‘malformed person’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘monster’ is unique. The meaning ‘beauty’ (красота) is attested in Ukr. врода, Pol. uroda. | map |
| урод | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| урок | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Czech, Polish. | map |
| урок | The Russian meaning ‘lesson’ is unique. The meaning ‘tribute, interest’ (оброк, проценты) is attested in Cz. úrok. The meaning ‘charm, attraction’ (обаяние) is attested in Pol. urok. | map |
| урок | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| утро | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| утро | The Russian meaning ‘morning’ is shared by Cr. jutro, Bo. jutro, Sb. јутро. The meaning ‘tomorrow’ (завтра) is attested in Pol. jutro. | map |
| утро | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| федерация | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| федерация | The Russian meaning ‘federation’ is shared by Bg. федерация, Pol. federacja. The meaning ‘spring-suspension’ (рессоры) is attested in Bg. федерация. | map |
| федерация | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| холод | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Russian meanings in Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| холод | The Russian meaning ‘cold(ness)’ is shared by Pol. chłód. The meaning ‘coolness’ (прохлада) is attested in Sln. hlad, Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад, Pol. chłód. The meaning ‘shadow’ (тень) is attested in Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад. | map |
| холод | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| худой | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; does not have all its Russian meanings in Polish. | map |
| худой | The Russian meaning ‘lean’ is shared by Pol. chudy. The Russian meaning ‘bad, wretched’ is unique. The meaning ‘poor’ (бедный) is attested in Cz. chudý. | map |
| худой | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| цветень | is a complete false friend for about 85 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| цветень | The Russian meaning ‘pollen’ is unique. The meaning ‘April’ (апрель) is attested in Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień. The meaning ‘May’ (май) is attested in Cz. květen. | map |
| цветень | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| чайка | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian. | map |
| чайка | The Russian meaning ‘seagull’ is shared by Blr. чайка. The meaning ‘peewit, lapwing’ (чибис) is attested in Pol. czajka, Cz. čejka. | map |
| чайка | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| час | is a complete false friend for about 101 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian. | map |
| час | The Russian meaning ‘hour’ is shared by Bo. čas, Sb. час, Mk. час, Bg. час. The meaning ‘time’ (время) is attested in Blr. час, Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Cz. čas, Slk. čas, Sln. čas. | map |
| час | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| частный | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| частный | The Russian meaning ‘private’ is unique. The meaning ‘narrow’ (тесный) is attested in Pol. ciasny. | map |
| частный | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| чек | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 55.5 million speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| чек | The Russian meaning ‘cheque’ is shared by Pol. czek, Cr. ček, Bo. ček, Sb. чек. The Russian meaning ‘sales slip’ is unique. | map |
| чек | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| человек | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 40 million native speakers of Slovenian, Polish. | map |
| человек | The Russian meaning ‘man, human being’ is shared by Sln. človek, Pol. człowiek. The meaning ‘husband’ (муж) is attested in Ukr. чоловік. | map |
| человек | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| чёрствый | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| чёрствый | The Russian meaning ‘hard, dry’ is shared by Pol. czerstwy. The meaning ‘fresh’ (свежий) is attested in Cz. čerstvý. | map |
| чёрствый | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| читать | does not have all its Russian meanings in the mother tongue of about 55.5 million speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Polish. | map |
| читать | The Russian meaning ‘to read’ is shared by Cr. čitati, Bo. čitati, Sb. читати, Pol. czytać. The Russian meaning ‘to recite’ is unique. | map |
| читать | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| чуять | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian. | map |
| чуять | The Russian meaning ‘to feel’ is unique. The Russian meaning ‘to smell (animal)’ (чуять (запах)) is unique. The meaning ‘to hear’ (слышать) is attested in Bg. чувам. The meaning ‘to keep’ (беречь) is attested in Bg. чувам. | map |
| чуять | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| шина | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Belarusian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. | map |
| шина | The Russian meaning ‘tyre’ is shared by Blr. шына, Ukr. шина, Bg. шина. The meaning ‘rail’ (рельс) is attested in Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Cr. šina, Bo. šina, Sb. шина, Mk. шина. | map |
| шина | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| шкаф | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| шкаф | The Russian meaning ‘cupboard’ is unique. The meaning ‘tub, vat’ (ушат, чан) is attested in Cr. škaf, Bo. škaf, Sb. шкаф. | map |
| шкаф | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| штука | is a complete false friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| штука | The Russian meaning ‘piece’ is shared by Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘art’ (искусство) is attested in Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘pike’ (щука) is attested in Cr. štuka, Bo. štuka, Sb. штука, Bg. щука. The meaning ‘stucco’ (штукатур) is attested in Cz. štuka. | map |
| штука | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| ягода | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 18 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. | map |
| ягода | The Russian meaning ‘berry’ is shared by Pol. jagoda, Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda. The meaning ‘strawberry’ (земляника, клубника) is attested in Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda, Cr. jagoda, Bo. jagoda, Sb. јагода, Mk. јагода, Bg. ягода. | map |
| ягода | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Blr. ліпень, Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec, Cr. lipanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Blr. чэрвень, Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec, Cz. červenec. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Blr. зрок, Cz. zrak, Slk. zrak, Sln. zrak, Cr. zrak, Bo. zrak, Sb. зрак, Mk. зрак. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Blr. дадатны, Ukr. додатний, Pol. dodatni, Cr. dodatni, Bo. dodatni, Sb. додатни. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Cr. šuma, Bo. šuma, Sb. шума, Mk. шума, Bg. шума. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Ka. rujan, Cz. říjen, Cr. rujan. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Pol. piwnica, Cz. pivnice, Cr. pivnica, Bo. pivnica, Sb. пивница. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Pol. je, Cr. je, Bo. je, Sb. је. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Pol. lepiej, Cr. ljepše, Bo. ljepše, Sb. лепше. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Pol. doba, Cz. doba, Slk. doba, Sln. doba, Cr. doba, Bo. doba, Sb. доба, Bg. доба. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Ukr. травень, Sln. traven (mali, veliki), Cr. travanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Cz. srpen, Sln. srpen (mali, veliki), Cr. srpanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Russian word like Ukr. лікарня, Cz. lékárna, Slk. lekáreň, Sln. lekarna. | map |
* More Russian-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.
* Jovanka Čemerikić, Guy Imart, Victoria Tikhonova-Imart. Paronymes russo/serbo-croates ("amis" et "faux-amis"). Aix-en-Provence 1988.
* Степан Митрофанович Грабчиков. Межъязыковые омонимы и паронимы: Опыт словаря русско-белорусских омонимов и паронимов. Минск 1980.
* Михайло Петрович Кочерган. Словарь русско-украинских межъязыковых омонимов ("ложные друзья переводчика") - Словник російсько-українських міжмовних омонімів ("фальшиві друзі перекладача"). Київ 1997.
* 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).
* Josef Vlček. Úskalí ruské slovní zásoby: Slovník rusko-české homonymie a paronymie. Praha 1966.
* Валентина А. Выхото. Немецко-русско-белорусский словарь: омонимия, паронимия, полисемия. Минск 2002.
* Валянціна А. Выхота. Беларуска-рускі слоўнік: міжмоўныя амонімы, паронімы і полісемія. Мінск 2004. ISBN 985-6730-48-1.
* Алексей Иванович Журавлев, Сергей Сергеевич Захаров. "Ложные друзья переводчика" с чешского языка. Москва 1977.
* For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.
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