partial false friend

English

Etymology

From partial +‎ false friend.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹ.ʃəl fɔls fɹɛnd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.ʃəl fɔːls fɹɛnd/

Noun

partial false friend (plural partial false friends)

1. (linguistics, uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.

   Hypernym: false friend

Examples
The Spanish word acción sometimes translates to the English word action, but not always.

Translations

foreign word not sharing all meanings

• French: faux-ami partiel (fr) m