False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘zabavit’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘zabavit’:
- to entertain for a while
- to confiscate
Semasiological map for ‘zabavit’
The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian.
Czech ‘zabavit’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian.
- The Czech meaning ‘to entertain for a while’ is unique.
- The Czech meaning ‘to confiscate’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘slow down’ (not present in Czech ‘zabavit’, translated as ‘zpomalit’) is attested in Bulgarian забавям.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Czech zabavit |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian забавям |
Meaning in Czech:
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Meanings:  ‘slow down’
 ‘to entertain for a while’
 ‘to confiscate’
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| Meanings | slow down | to entertain for a while | to confiscate |