
Vaje za angleščino so odlična priložnost, da izboljšate svoje znanje slovnice in besedišča, ob tem pa odpravite tudi kakšno zakoreninjeno napako. Lažni prijatelji (False Friends) so pari besed ali fraz v dveh jezikih, ki zvenijo podobno, njihov pomen pa je popolnoma drugačen.
Lažni prijatelji False Friends so pari besed ali fraz v dveh jezikih, ki zvenijo podobno, njihov pomen pa je popolnoma drugačen. Zbrali smo nekaj primerov.
Slovene word | English translation | False friend | Correct Slovene translation |
provizija | commission | provision | določba, ukrep |
polni penzion | full board | full pension | polna pokojnina |
simpatičen | nice | sympathic | |
autogram | autograph | autogram | |
fotograf | photographer | photograph | fotografija |
Katera oblika je pravilna?
Primer 1:
- Do travel agents earn commission on sales or are they paid by the hour?
- Do travel agents earn provision on sales or are they paid by the hour?
Primer 2:
- Would you like bed and breakfast or perhaps a full pension?
- Would you like bed and breakfast or perhaps a full board?
Primer 3:
- He is a very sympathic man.
- He is a very nice man.
Primer 4:
- Can I get your autogram, please?
- Can I get your autograph, please?
Primer 5:
- She is a great photograph who loves taking photographers.
- She is a great photographer who loves taking photographs.
Zbrali smo še nekaj primerov:
- eventually: pomeni na koncu, navsezadnje in NE eventualno (possibly, potentially)
Primer: After years of travelling round the world she eventually came back to settle down in her hometown.
- map: pomeni karta in NE mapa (folder)
Primer: I need to buy a new map of Europe. We’re going to go on a road trip this summer and I just don’t like using GPS.
- transparent: pomeni prozoren in NE transparent (banner)
Primer: When under stress I close my eyes and think about the transparent blue water of the sea.
Vaje za angleščino nam pomagajo do suverenega izražanja.
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