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This is a list of English-Danish false friends , that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.
Danish word
English translation
English word
Danish translation
aktuel current relevant actual egentlig reel faktisk
art species art kunst håndværk evne
blanket form blanket tæppe dyne
brik pawn piece brick mursten
chef boss chef kok
eventuel possible any eventual endelig uundgåelig
delikat delicious tasty delicate skrøbelig
fabrik factory fabric stof klæde tekstil
fyr pine fire lighthouse fir ædelgran
gift poison married gift gave foræring
skum foam scum afskum
sky cloud sky himmel
udenlandsk foreign outlandish mærkelig sær
branche line of work branch gren afdeling
hjemmeside website homepage startside
mail e-mail mail post
spotte mock spot få øje på
advokat lawyer advocate fortaler
grine laugh grin smile
rente interest rent husleje
barn child barn lade
konkurrence competition concurrence enighed overenskomst samtidighed
kommune municipality commune kollektiv
patetisk emotional passionate pathetic ynkelig
prægnant concise pregnant gravid
pensel brush pencil blyant
pig spike pig svin
realplan
real plane
novelle short story novel roman
overbærende
overbearing arrogant nedladende
saltomortale somersault salto mortale dødsspring
impuls momentum impulse ændring impuls
harmonika accordion harmonica mundharmonika
klit dune clit klitoris
dog however dog hund
slut end slut tøs
fart speed fart prut
kasserolle saucepan casserole
puddersukker brown sugar powdered sugar flormelis
spejder scout spider edderkop
lever liver lever løftestang
harme to annoy
to harm
skade
teen the tea
teen teenager
gold barren gold guld
