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Čeština — Hrvatski jezik

Hrvatsko-češki lažni prijatelji


Cz. brzy
Cr. skoro ‘soon (adv.)’
Cr. brz Cz. rychlý ‘quick, fast (adj.)’
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Cz. doba
1. doba ‘time, era, period’
2. trajanje ‘time, duration’
Cr. doba Cz. doba ‘time, era, period’
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Cz. hodina
1. sat ‘hour’
2. vrijeme, sat ‘time, hour (poet.)’
Cr. godina Cz. rok ‘year’
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Cz. hrad
Cr. tvrđava, utvrđenje ‘fortress’
Cr. grad 1. město ‘town’
2. krupobití ‘hail’
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Cz. hrát
1. igrati ‘to play (a game)’
2. glumiti ‘to play (theatre)’
3. svirati ‘to play (music)’
Cr. igrati Cz. hrát ‘to play (a game)’
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Cz. jahoda
1. jagoda ‘strawberry’
2. boba ‘berry’
Cr. jagoda Cz. jahoda ‘strawberry’
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Cz. kněz
Cr. svećenik ‘priest’
Cr. knez Cz. kníže ‘prince, duke’
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Cz. kraj
1. kraj ‘edge’
2. kraj ‘region’
Cr. kraj 1. kraj ‘edge’
2. kraj ‘region’
3. konec ‘end’
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Cz. kruh
Cr. prsten ‘ring’
Cr. kruh Cz. chléb ‘bread’
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Cz. léto
1. ljeto ‘summer’
2. godina (30 godina) ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’
Cr. ljeto Cz. léto ‘summer’
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Cz. listopad
1. listopad ‘falling of leaves’
2. studeni ‘November’
Cr. listopad 1. listopad ‘falling of leaves’
2. říjen ‘October’
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Cz. meč
Cr. mač ‘sword’
Cr. meč Cz. zápas, utkání ‘match, game’
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Cz. mír
1. mir ‘peace’
2. mir ‘quiet, stillness’
3. seoska općinahist. municipality, parish, commune’
Cr. mir 1. mír ‘peace’
2. mír ‘quiet, stillness’
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Cz. mrak
Cr. oblak ‘cloud’
Cr. mrak Cz. tma ‘darkness’
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Cz. muž
1. muž ‘husband’
2. muškarac ‘man’
Cr. muž Cz. muž ‘husband’
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Cz. náhlý
Cr. nagao ‘sudden’
Cr. nagao 1. náhlý ‘sudden’
2. prudký, kvapný ‘vehement, hasty’
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Cz. napravo
Cr. desno ‘to the right’
Cr. pravo Cz. přímo ‘straight on’
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Cz. neděle
1. nedjelja ‘Sunday’
2. tjedan, sedmica ‘week’
Cr. nedjelja Cz. neděle ‘Sunday’
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Cz. paměť
1. pamćenje ‘memory’
2. memorija ‘computer memory’
Cr. pamet Cz. rozum ‘reason, intellect’
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Cz. písmo
Cr. pismo ‘font, handwriting’
Cr. pismo 1. písmo ‘font, handwriting’
2. dopis ‘letter’
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Cz. popelník
Cr. pepeljara ‘ash-tray’
Cr. Pepelnica Cz. Popeleční středa ‘Ash Wednesday’
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Cz. pověst
1. glas, reputacija ‘fame, reputation’
2. priča, legenda ‘legend’
Cr. povijest Cz. dějiny ‘history’
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Cz. řeč
Cr. govor ‘speech’
Cr. riječ Cz. slovo ‘word’
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Cz. říjen
Cr. listopad ‘October’
Cr. rujan Cz. září ‘September’
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Cz. rodina
Cr. obitelj ‘family’
Cr. rodbina Cz. příbuzenstvo ‘relations’
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Cz. rok
Cr. godina ‘year’
Cr. rok Cz. termín, doba, lhůta ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’
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Cz. sad
Cr. vrt, bašta ‘garden’
Cr. sad Cz. teď ‘now’
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Cz. slovenský
Cr. slovački ‘Slovak’
Cr. slovenski Cz. slovinský ‘Slovene’
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Cz. slovo
Cr. riječ ‘word’
Cr. slovo Cz. písmeno ‘letter (of the alphabet)’
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Cz. srpen
Cr. kolovoz ‘August’
Cr. srpanj Cz. červenec ‘July’
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Cz. strana
1. strana ‘side’
2. strana ‘page’
3. stranka ‘political party’
Cr. strana 1. strana ‘side’
2. strana ‘page’
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Cz. štuka
Cr. štukatura ‘stucco’
Cr. štuka Cz. štika ‘pike’
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Cz. svět
Cr. svijet ‘world’
Cr. svjet Cz. rada ‘council’
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Cz. tykev
Cr. dinja ‘sweet melon’
Cr. tikva Cz. dýně ‘pumpkin’
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Cz. věc
Cr. stvar ‘matter’
Cr. vješt Cz. šikovný ‘clever’
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Cz. věc
Cr. stvar ‘matter, thing’
Cr. već Cz. už, již ‘already’
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Cz. věk
1. vijek ‘century’
2. dob ‘age (of a person)’
3. doba, epoha ‘age, epoch’
Cr. vijek Cz. věk ‘century’
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Cz. vrah
Cr. ubojica ‘murderer’
Cr. vrag Cz. čert ‘devil, demon’
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Cz. závod
1. utakmica ‘contest’
2. tvornica ‘factory, works’
Cr. zavod Cz. institut, ústav ‘institute’
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Cz. žito
Cr. raž ‘rye’
Cr. žito Cz. obilí ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’
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Cz. zrak
Cr. vid ‘eyesight’
Cr. zrak Cz. vzduch ‘air’
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For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.

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