False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘pára’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘pára’:
- steam
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘pára’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Russian.
- is a true friend in Croatian, Macedonian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Czech meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Belarusian пара, Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара, Croatian para, Macedonian пара, Polish para, Serbian пара, Slovak para, Slovenian para, Upper Sorbian para and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘pair’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’, translated as ‘pár’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’, translated as ‘pár’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘penny, money’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’) is attested in Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара and Serbian пара.
- The meaning ‘breath’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’) is attested in Polish para.
- The meaning ‘dirt on street, mud’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’) is attested in Lower Sorbian para.
- The meaning ‘wretch, (poor) devil’ (not present in Czech ‘pára’) is attested in Slovenian para.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian.
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| Belarusian пара |
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| Bulgarian пара |
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| Macedonian пара |
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| Russian пара |
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| Serbian пара |
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| Lower Sorbian para |
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| Ukrainian пара |
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Semasiological Map for *para
                            
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Meanings:  ‘steam’
 ‘pair’
 ‘a couple of, some’
 ‘penny, money’
 ‘breath’
 ‘dirt on street, mud’
 ‘wretch, (poor) devil’
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| Meanings | steam | pair | a couple of, some | penny, money | breath | dirt on street, mud | wretch, (poor) devil |