The words mostly of Greek and Latin origin that are used in many other languages especially in different areas of science and technology are called international words, e.g. geometry, atom, mathematics, radio, integral, theorem, structure, etc.
Knowledge of such words helps a lot in reading and translation.
However, there are the so called ‘false friends”. These are words that look like international but have different meanings in English and in Russian, e.g. to reclaim (to take back something that was yours), actual (real, existing in fact, etc), spectacles (a pair of eyeglasses), etc.
Knowledge of such words helps a lot in reading and translation.
However, there are the so called ‘false friends”. These are words that look like international but have different meanings in English and in Russian, e.g. to reclaim (to take back something that was yours), actual (real, existing in fact, etc), spectacles (a pair of eyeglasses), etc.
Sort out the words below into categories. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
International words vs “False Friends”
Lecture, battery, detail, form, control, accurate, technology, massive,
magazine, fact, logic, pioneer, mixture, nature, repetition, general, argument,
prospect, affect, problem, actual, technique, intelligent, example, original,
paragraph, transparent, focus, lamp, list, test, category, primitive, cyberspace,
combination, activity, priority, sodium, application, fabric, metal, guarantee,
industry, type, location, material, vibration, phenomenon, physician, data,
encyclopedia, menu, clay, system, correspondent, probe, familiar, unique,
scheme, lava, to speculate, cabinet.
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