False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘бавя’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘бавя’:
- to slow down
The database has information related to this term for Croatian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian.
Bulgarian ‘бавя’:
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘to slow down’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to talk’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бавя’) is attested in Czech bavit.
- The meaning ‘to be interested in’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бавя’) is attested in Croatian baviti se, Polish bawić się, Slovak bavit and Slovenian baviti.
- The meaning ‘to enjoy’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бавя’) is attested in Czech bavit, Polish bawić się and Slovak bavit.
- The meaning ‘to occupy oneself with’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бавя’) is attested in Slovenian baviti se.
- The meaning ‘to entertain’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бавя’, translated as ‘забавлявам’) is attested in Czech bavit.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
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Polish bawić się |
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Slovak bavit |
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Slovenian I. baviti |
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‘to talk’
‘to be interested in’
‘to enjoy’
‘to occupy oneself with’
‘to entertain’
‘to slow down’
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to talk | to be interested in | to enjoy | to occupy oneself with | to entertain | to slow down | |
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Meanings | to talk | to be interested in | to enjoy | to occupy oneself with | to entertain | to slow down |