swedish False Friends
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Here are some False Friends in Swedish (with approx. English meaning)
bruna (brown, plural)
burna (bourne, plural)
femti (fifty)
gasta (bawl, shout)
junta (junta)
karda (card wool)
korka (cork, verb)
kosta (cost, verb)
morna (prepare to get out of bed)
palta (dress, verb)
plita (write with some difficulty)
porto (postage)
prosa (prose)
randa (stripe, verb)
sakta (slowly)
salta (salt, verb)
skina (shine, verb)
slaka (slack, verb)
spisa (eat)
stela (stiff, plural)
tavla (picture, noun)
tumla (tumble, verb)
viska (whisper, verb)