False Friends of the Slavist/Slovak-Bulgarian

Slovenčina — Български език

Българско-словашки неверни приятели на преводача

Slk. čas	Bg. време ‘time’
Bg. час	Slk. hodina ‘hour’

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Slk. doba	1. доба ‘time, era, period’ 2. трайност ‘time, duration’
Bg. доба	Slk. doba ‘time, era, period’

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Slk. hodina	1. час ‘hour’ 2. време, час ‘time, hour (poet.)’
Bg. година	Slk. rok ‘year’

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Slk. hora	1. гора ‘forest’ 2. планина ‘mountain’
Bg. гора	Slk. hora ‘forest’

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Slk. hrať	1. играя ‘to play (a game)’ 2. играя ‘to play (theatre)’ 3. свиря ‘to play (music)’
Bg. играя	1. hrať ‘to play (a game)’ 2. hrať ‘to play (theatre)’ 3. tancovať ‘to dance’

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Slk. jahoda	1. ягода ‘strawberry’ 2. сочен зърнест плод от храстови растения ‘berry’
Bg. ягода	Slk. jahoda ‘strawberry’

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Slk. kraj	1. край ‘edge’ 2. край ‘region’
Bg. край	1. kraj ‘edge’ 2. kraj ‘region’ 3. koniec ‘end’

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Slk. list	1. лист ‘sheet of paper’ 2. лист ‘leaf’ 3. писмо ‘letter’
Bg. лист	1. list ‘sheet of paper’ 2. list ‘leaf’

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Slk. masa	Bg. маса ‘mass’
Bg. маса	1. masa ‘mass’ 2. stôl ‘table’

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Slk. matka	Bg. майка ‘mother’
Bg. матка	Slk. maternica ‘womb, uterus’

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Slk. náhly	1. внезапен ‘sudden’ 2. буен, бърз ‘vehement, hasty’
Bg. нагъл	Slk. bezočivý, drzý ‘naughty’

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Slk. napravo	Bg. (на) дясно ‘to the right’
Bg. (на) право	Slk. priamo ‘straight on’

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Slk. pokoj	1. покой ‘quiet’ 2. мир ‘peace’
Bg. покой	Slk. pokoj ‘quiet’

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Slk. povesť	1. почитание, име ‘fame, reputation’ 2. приказка, предание ‘legend’
Bg. повест	Slk. krátky román ‘novelette’

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Slk. rodina	Bg. семейство ‘family’
Bg. родина	Slk. vlasť, otčina ‘motherland, home region’

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Slk. slovenský	Bg. словашки ‘Slovak’
Bg. словенски	Slk. slovinský ‘Slovene’

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Slk. stôl	Bg. маса ‘table’
Bg. стол	1. stolička, stolica ‘chair’ 2. jedáleň ‘canteen’

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Slk. stolica	Bg. стол ‘chair’
Bg. столица	Slk. hlavné mesto ‘capital’

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Slk. strana	1. страна ‘side’ 2. страница ‘page’ 3. партия ‘political party’
Bg. страна	1. strana ‘side’ 2. územie, krajina ‘country’ 3. líce ‘cheek’

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Slk. vrah	Bg. убиец, убийца ‘murderer’
Bg. враг	Slk. nepriateľ ‘enemy’

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Slk. žito	1. жито ‘wheat’ 2. ръж ‘rye’
Bg. жито	Slk. pšenica, žito ‘wheat’

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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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