• is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘soon (adv.)’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘quick, fast (adj.)’ (rychlý) is attested in Cr. brz, Bo. brz, Sb. брз, Bg. бърз.

• is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 91 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘time’ is shared by Blr. час, Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Slk. čas, Sln. čas.
• The meaning ‘hour’ (hodina) is attested in R. час, Bo. čas, Sb. час, Mk. час, Bg. час.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘peewit, lapwing’ is shared by Pol. czajka.
• The meaning ‘seagull’ (racek) is attested in R. чайка, Blr. чайка, Bg. чайка.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘fresh’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘hard, dry’ (tvrdý, suchý) is attested in R. чёрствый.

• is a complete false friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘July’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘June’ (červen) is attested in Blr. чэрвень, Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘poor’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘lean’ (hubený) is attested in R. худой.
• The meaning ‘bad, wretched’ (špatný) is attested in R. худой.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘canon’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘matter, affair’ (záležitost) is attested in R. дело.
• The meaning ‘act, deed’ (čin) is attested in R. дело, Bg. дело.
• The meaning ‘battle’ (bitva) is attested in R. дело.
• The meaning ‘case, lawsuit’ (případ, proces) is attested in R. дело, Bg. дело.
• The meaning ‘file, document’ (spis, složka) is attested in R. дело, Bg. дело.

• is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian;
• is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘child’ is shared by Cr. dijete, Bo. dijete, Sb. дете, Bg.  дете.
• The meaning ‘baby’ (dítě, miminko) is attested in Sln. dete.

• is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 275.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by R. диван, Slk. diván, Sln. divan, Cr. divan, Bo. divan, Sb. диван, Bg.  диван.
• The meaning ‘carpet’ (koberec) is attested in Blr. дыван, Pol. dywan.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 27.5 million speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘time, era, period’ is shared by Slk. doba, Sln. doba, Cr. doba, Bo. doba, Sb. доба, Bg. доба.
• The Czech meaning ‘time, duration’ is shared by Slk. doba.
• The meaning ‘day (24 hours)’ (den (24 hodin)) is attested in Pol. doba.

• is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian;
• is a true friend for about 321.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by R. Дунай, Pol. Dunaj, Slk. Dunaj, Cr. Dunaj, Bo. Dunaj, Sb. Дунај, Mk. Дунав, Bg. Дунав.
• The meaning ‘Vienna’ (Vídeň) is attested in Sln. Dunaj.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 252 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘head’ is shared by R. глава (arch.), голова, Sln. glava, Bg. глава.
• The meaning ‘chapter’ (kapitola) is attested in R. глава (в книге), Bg. глава.
• The meaning ‘chief, boss’ (velitel, šef) is attested in R. глава (начальник), Sln. glava, šef, Bg. глава.
• The meaning ‘dome, vault’ (kopule) is attested in R. глава (купол).

• is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 89 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘hour’ is shared by Blr. гадзіна, Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Slk. hodina.
• The Czech meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ (hodina, čas) is shared by R. година, Blr. гадзіна, час, Ukr. година, час, Pol. godzina, czas, Slk. hodina, čas.
• The meaning ‘year’ (rok) is attested in Cr. godina, Bo. godina, Sb. година, Mk. година, Bg. година.

• is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 352.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора, Blr. гара, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Slk. hora, Sln. gora, Cr. gora, Bo. gora, Sb. гора.
• The meaning ‘forest’ (les) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора.
• The meaning ‘people’ (lidé) is attested in Bg. хора

• is a complete false friend for about 305.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘fortress’ is shared by Sln. grad.
• The meaning ‘town’ (město) is attested in R. град (arch.), город, Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град, Bg. град.
• The meaning ‘hail’ (krupobití) is attested in R. град, Pol. grad, Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. градBg. град.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 67.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 72.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Cr. igrati, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя.
• The Czech meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ is shared by R. играть, Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя.
• The Czech meaning ‘to play (music)’ is shared by R. играть, Blr. іграць, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati.
• The meaning ‘to dance’ (tančit, tancovat) is attested in Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 315.5 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Slovak, Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘berry’ is shared by R. ягода, Pol. jagoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda.
• The Czech meaning ‘strawberry’ is shared by Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda, Cr. jagoda, Bo. jagoda, Sb. јагода, Mk. јагода, Bg. ягода.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘drove/driven, rode/ridden, went/gone’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘ate/eaten’ (jedl) is attested in R. ел, Bg. ял.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘to drive, to ride, to go’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘to fuck’ (šoustati) is attested in R. ети, еть, ебать.

• is a complete false friend for about 312.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘priest’ is shared by Pol. ksiądz.
• The meaning ‘prince, duke’ (kníže) is attested in R. князь, Blr. князь, Ukr. князь, Cr. knez, Bo. knez, Sb. кнез, Bg. княз.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 66.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 264 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘edge’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Bg. край.
• The Czech meaning ‘region’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край.
• The meaning ‘country’ (země) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj.
• The meaning ‘end’ (konec) is attested in Ukr. край, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 14 million native speakers of Slovak and Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘beautiful’ is shared by Slk. krásny, Bg. красив.
• The meaning ‘red’ (červený) is attested in R. красный.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian;
• is a true friend for about 301 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘armchair’ is shared by R. кресло, Blr. крэсла, Ukr. крісло, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло.
• The meaning ‘chair’ (židle) is attested in Blr. крэсла, Pol. krzesło.

• is a complete false friend for about 325 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘May’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘April’ (duben) is attested in Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień.
• The meaning ‘pollen’ (pyl, pel) is attested in R. цветень.
• The meaning `coloured´ (barvitý) is attested in Bg. цветен

• is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian;
• is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Slovak, Slovenian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘chemist’s, pharmacy’ is shared by Slk. lekáreň, Sln. lekarna.
• The meaning ‘hospital’ (nemocnice) is attested in Ukr. лікарня.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 74.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 294 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘summer’ is shared by R. лето, Blr. лета, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Slk. leto, Cr. ljeto, Bo. ljeto, Sb. лето, Mk. лето, Bg. лято.
• The Czech meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (léto (30 lét)) is shared by R. лето (30 лет), Pol. lato (30 lat), Slk. leto (30 let), Sln. leto (30 let).
• The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (rok) is attested in Sln. leto.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 51.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Slovak;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 50,000 speakers of Kashubian;
• is a true friend for about 279.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘sheet of paper’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, аркуш, Ukr. лист, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист.
• The Czech meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист.
• The meaning ‘letter’ (dopis) is attested in Blr. ліст, пісьмо, Ukr. лист, Pol. list, Ka. lëst, Slk. list.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 283.5 million speakers of Russian, Upper Sorbian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 85 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘November’ is shared by Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Sln. listopad.
• The Czech meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад, Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Slk. listopad, Sln. listopad, Cr. listopad, Bo. listopad, Sb. листопад, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад.
• The meaning ‘October’ (říjen) is attested in Cr. listopad.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘hospital bed; berth (on a train)’ is shared by Pol. łóżko, Bg. ложе.
• The meaning ‘bed’ (postel) is attested in Pol. łóżko, Bg. ложе.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 358.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса, Blr. маса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Slk. masa, Sln. masa, Cr. masa, Bo. masa, Sb. маса, Mk. маса, Bg. маса.
• The meaning ‘table’ (stůl) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса.

• is a complete false friend for about 297 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 52 million speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Blr. матка, Pol. matka, Slk. matka.
• The Czech meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘womb, uterus’ (děloha) is attested in R. матка, Blr. матка, Ukr. матка, Mk. матка, Bg. матка.
• The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (samička, matka zvířat) is attested in R. матка, Blr. матка, Pol. matka.

• is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 303 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘sword’ is shared by R. меч, Blr. меч, Ukr. меч, Mk. меч, Bg. меч.
• The meaning ‘match, game’ (zápas, utkání) is attested in Pol. mecz, Cr. meč, Bo. meč, Sb. меч, Mk. меч.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 63.5 million speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (mír, občina) is shared by R. мир.
• The Czech meaning ‘peace’ is shared by R. мир, Pol. mir (arch.), pokój, zgoda, Ka. mir, Cr. mir, Bo. mir, Sb. мир, Bg. мир.
• The Czech meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by R. мир, покой, Pol. mir (arch.), spokój, Ka. mir, Cr. mir, Bo. mir, Sb. мир.
• The meaning ‘world’ (svět) is attested in R. мир, свет.
• The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (vážnost, autorita) is attested in Pol. mir.

• is a complete false friend for about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘cloud’ is shared by Slk. mrak.
• The meaning ‘darkness’ (tma) is attested in R. мрак, Cr. mrak, Bo. mrak, Sb. мрак, Bg. мрак.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 313.5 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 55 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘man’ is shared by Ukr. муж, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, moški, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж.
• The Czech meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж, Blr. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, Cr. muž, Bo. muž, Sb. муж, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж.

• is a complete false friend for about 260 million native speakers of Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 62.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘sudden’ is shared by Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны, Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао.
• The meaning ‘naughty’ (drzý, nestydatý) is attested in R. наглый, Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл.
• The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (rychlý) is attested in Sln. nagel.
• The meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ (prudký, kvapný) is attested in Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао, Mk. нагло.

• is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 339.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘to the right’ is shared by R. направо, Blr. направа, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, w prawą, Slk. napravo.
• The meaning ‘straight on’ (přímo) is attested in Cr. pravo, Bo. pravo, Sb. право, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 355 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘week’ (týden, neděle) is shared by R. неделя, Bo. nedjelja, sedmica, Sb. недеља, седмица, Mk. недела.
• The Czech meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Blr. нядзеля, Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Slk. nedeľa, Sln. nedelja, Cr. nedjelja, Bo. nedjelja, Sb. недеља, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя.

• is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘shop’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘round, circuit’ (obchůzka) is attested in R. обход, Pol. obchód.
• The meaning ‘party’ (slavnost, výročí) is attested in Pol. obchód.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian.

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• The meaning ‘tin, pewter’ (cín) is attested in R. олово.

• is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘slave’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘child’ (dítě) is attested in Sln. otrok, Bg. отрок.

• is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian;
• is a true friend for about 61.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovenian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘fruits’ is shared by Pol. owoce, Slk. ovocie, Cr. voće, Bo. voće, Sb. воће, Bg.  овощи.
• The meaning ‘vegetables’ (zelenina) is attested in R. овощи, Ukr. овочі.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘thumb’ is shared by Bg. палец.
• The meaning ‘finger’ (prst) is attested in R. палец.

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The Czech meaning ‘1. memorial 2. diary, notebook’is like R. памятник, Ukr. пам’ятник, Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. pamiãtnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник.

• is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘memory’ is shared by R. память, Bg. памет.
• The Czech meaning ‘computer memory’ is shared by R. память, Bg. памет.
• The meaning ‘reason, intellect’ (rozum) is attested in Cr. pamet, Bo. pamet, Sb. памет.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Slk. para, Sln. para, Cr. para, Bo. para, Sb. пара, Mk. пара, Bg. пара.
• The meaning ‘pair’ (pár) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para.
• The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (pár) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. parę.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘St. Petersburg (until 1914 and since 1991)’ is shared by Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград.
• The Czech meaning ‘Petrograd (1914-1924)’ is shared by R. Петроград, Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград, Bg. Петроград.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bg. Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘font, handwriting’ is shared by Pol. pismo, Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо.
• The meaning ‘letter’ (dopis) is attested in R. письмо, Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо, Bg. писмо.
• The meaning ‘document’ (písemnost) is attested in Pol. pismo.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘pub’ is shared by Cr. pivnica, Bo. pivnica, Sb. пивница, Bg.  пивница.
• The meaning ‘cellar’ (sklep) is attested in Pol. piwnica.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘fence’ is shared by Pol. płot, Sln. plot, Cr. plot, Bo. plot, Sb. плот, Mk. плот.
• The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (tělo) is attested in R. плоть, Mk. плот, Bg. плът.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 44.0 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Slovak;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 74.0 million speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by R. покой, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj, Sln. pokoj, Sb. покој, Mk. покој, Bg. покой.
• The Czech meaning ‘room’ is shared by R. покой (arch.), комната, Blr. пакой, Pol. pokój.
• The meaning ‘peace’ (mír) is attested in Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj.

• is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 46.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian;
• is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень, Blr. поўдзень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Slk. poludnie, Sln. poldan, Cr. podne, Bo. podne, Sb. подне, Mk. пладне, Bg. пладне.
• The meaning ‘south’ (jih) is attested in Blr. поўдзень, Ukr. південь, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié.

• is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian;
• is a true friend for about 302 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘ash-tray’ is shared by R. пепельница, Pol. popielniczka, Slk. popolník, Bg.  пепелник.
• The meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ (Popeleční středa) is attested in Sln. Pepelnica, Cr. Pepelnica.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘bed’ is shared by R. постель, Bg. постеля.
• The meaning ‘bed linen, bed sheets’ (povlečení, lůžkoviny) is attested in R. постель, Pol. pościel, Bg. постеля.

• is a complete false friend for about 350.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘fame, reputation’ is shared by Slk. povesť.
• The Czech meaning ‘legend’ is shared by Slk. povesť, Sln. povest.
• The meaning ‘novelette’ (krátký román) is attested in R. повесть, Blr. аповесць, Mk. повест, Bg. повест.
• The meaning ‘novel’ (román) is attested in Ukr. повість, Pol. powieść.
• The meaning ‘history’ (dějiny) is attested in Cr. povijest, Bo. povijest.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Slovak, Slove-nian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто, Blr. проста, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Slk. proste, Sln. prosto, Cr. prosto, Bo. prosto, Sb. просто, Mk. просто, Bg. просто.
• The meaning ‘straight on’ (přímo) is attested in Blr. проста, прамо, наўпрост, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь, Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Slk. polnoc, Sln. polnoč, Cr. ponoć, Bo. ponoć, Sb. поноћ, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ.
• The meaning ‘north’ (sever) is attested in Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ.

• is a complete false friend for about 102.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Macedonian, Bulgar-ian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘speech’ is shared by R. речь, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч.
• The meaning ‘word’ (slovo) is attested in Cr. riječ, Bo. riječ, Sb. реч.
• The meaning ‘matter’ (věc) is attested in Blr. рэч, Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz, Sln. reč.

• is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian;
• is a true friend for about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘October’ is shared by Ka. rujan.
• The meaning ‘September’ (září) is attested in Cr. rujan.

• is a complete false friend for about 287.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 81 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘family’ is shared by Ukr. родина, Pol. rodzina, Slk. rodina.
• The meaning ‘motherland, home region’ (vlast) is attested in R. родина, Blr. радзіна, Bg. родина.
• The meaning ‘relations’ (příbuzenstvo) is attested in Sln. rodbina, Cr. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Sb. родбина, Mk. родбина.

• is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘year’ is shared by Pol. rok.
• The meaning ‘destiny, fate’ (osud, úděl) is attested in R. рок.
• The meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ (termín, doba, lhůta) is attested in Sln. rok, Cr. rok, Bo. rok, Sb. рок, Mk. рок.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘quick’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘loose, spongy’ (kyprý, drolivý) is attested in R. рыхлый.

• is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 256 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘garden’ is shared by R. сад, Slk. sad.
• The meaning ‘orchard’ (ovocný sad, štěpnice) is attested in Pol. sad.
• The meaning ‘fruit’ (plod, ovoce) is attested in Sln. sad.
• The meaning ‘now’ (teď) is attested in Cr. sad, Bo. sad, Sb. сад.

• is a complete false friend for about 290 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 37.0 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Kashubian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘cellar’ is shared by Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep.
• The meaning ‘decision’ (rozhodnutí) is attested in Sln. sklep.
• The meaning ‘shop’ (obchod, krám) is attested in Pol. sklep.
• The meaning ‘tomb, vault’ (hrob) is attested in R. склеп, Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘almost’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘soon, quickly’ (brzo, rychle) is attested in R. скоро.

• is a complete false friend for about 362.6 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘Slovak’ is shared by Slk. slovenský.
• The meaning ‘Slovenian’ (slovinský) is attested in R. словенский, Blr. славенскі, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Sln. slovenski, Cr. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски.
• The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (slovanský) is attested in Sb. словенски, Mk. словенски.

• is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 347 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘word’ is shared by R. слово, Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово.
• The meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ (písmeno) is attested in Cr. slovo, Bo. slovo, Sb. слово.
• The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (rozloučení) is attested in Sln. slovo.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.
• is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by R. слышать, Pol. słyszeć.
• The meaning ‘to listen’ (poslouchat) is attested in R. слышать, Bg. слушам.
• The meaning ‘to obey’ (poslouchat) is attested in Bg. слушам.
• The meaning ‘to smell, to feel a smell’ (cítit) is attested in R. слышать (носом).

• is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian;
• is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘August’ is shared by Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Sln. veliki srpen.
• The meaning ‘July’ (červenec) is attested in Sln. mali srpen, Cr. srpanj.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘strike’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘rate’ (sazba) is attested in R. ставка, Bg. ставка.
• The meaning ‘stake’ (sázka) is attested in R. ставка, Bg. ставка.
• The meaning ‘headquarters’ ((hlavní) stan) is attested in R. ставка.

• has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• is a true friend for about 351 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто, Blr. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Slk. sto, Sln. sto, Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто, Mk. сто, Bg. сто.
• The meaning ‘table’ (stůl) is attested in Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто.

• is a complete false friend for about 343.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovenian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘chair’ is shared by Slk. stolica, Cr. stolica, Bo. stolica, Sb. столица, Mk. столица.
• The meaning ‘capital’ (hlavní město) is attested in R. столица, Blr. сталіца, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица.
• The meaning ‘professorship’ (katedra) is attested in Sln. stolica.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 104.5 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘side’ is shared by Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна, Bg. страна.
• The Czech meaning ‘page’ is shared by Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна.
• The Czech meaning ‘political party’ is shared by Slk. strana.
• The meaning ‘country’ (země) is attested in R. страна, Bg. страна.
• The meaning ‘cheek’ (tvář) is attested in Bg. страна.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘machine’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘structure’ (stavba) is attested in R. строй.
• The meaning ‘line (mil.)’ (řada, šik) is attested in R. строй, Bg. ставка.

• is a complete false friend for about 313.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘stucco’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘piece’ (kus) is attested in R. штука, Pol. sztuka.
• The meaning ‘art’ (umění) is attested in Pol. sztuka.
• The meaning ‘pike’ (štika) is attested in Cr. štuka, Bo. štuka, Sb. штука, Bg. щука.

• is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 356.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘table’ is shared by R. стол, Blr. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Slk. stôl, Cr. stol, Bo. sto, Sb. сто.
• The meaning ‘chair’ (židle, stolice) is attested in Sln. stol, Mk. стол, Bg. стол.
• The meaning ‘canteen’ (jídelna, menza) is attested in Bg. стол.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘table’ is shared by Pol. stół.
• The meaning ‘chair’ (židle, stolice) is attested in R. стул.

• is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian;
• is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘world’ is shared by R. свет, мир, Pol. świat, Sb. свет, Bg. свят .
• The meaning ‘very far/long’ (velmi daleko/dlouho) is attested in Pol. świat.
• The meaning ‘council’ (rada) is attested in Cr. svjet, savjet, Bo. svjet, savjet, Sb. свет.
• The meaning ‘light’ (světlo) is attested in R. свет.

• is a complete false friend for about 279.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘sweet melon’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (dýně) is attested in R. тыква, Sln. tikva, Cr. tikva, Bo. tikva, Sb. тиква, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, урок.

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• The Czech meaning ‘tribute, interest’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘lesson’ (lekce) is attested in R. урок, Bg. урок.

• is a complete false friend for about 59.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian
• is a true friend for about 264 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘matter’ is shared by R. вещь, Slk. vec.
• The Czech meaning ‘thing’ is shared by R. вещь, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ.
• The meaning ‘clever’ (šikovný) is attested in Sln. vešč, Cr. vješt, Bo. vješt, Sb. вешт, Mk. вешт, Bg. вещ.
• The meaning ‘message’ (zpráva) is attested in Pol. wieść.
• The meaning ‘assembly’ (shromáždění, schůze) is attested in Pol. wiec.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 279.5 million speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘age (of a person)’ is shared by Pol. wiek.
• The Czech meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by R. век, Pol. wiek, Sln. vek, Mk. век, Bg. век.
• The Czech meaning ‘century’ is shared by R. век, столетие, Pol. wiek, Sln. vek, Cr. vijek, Bo. vijek, Sb. век, Mk. век, Bg. век.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian, Bg. Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘home country’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘power’ (moc) is attested in R. власть, Bg. власт.

• is a complete false friend for about 362.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘murderer’ is shared by Slk. vrah.
• The meaning ‘enemy’ (nepřítel) is attested in R. враг, Blr. вораг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг.
• The meaning ‘devil, demon’ (čert) is attested in Sln. vrag, Cr. vrag, Bo. vrag, Sb. враг, Mk. враг.
• The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (chytrák) is attested in Mk. враг.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian, Bg. Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘scent, fragrance’ is shared by Pol. woń.
• The meaning ‘stench, stink’ (zápach) is attested in R. вонь, Bg. воня.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 295 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian;
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘east’ is shared by Slk. východ.
• The Czech meaning ‘exit’ is shared by R. выход, Blr. выхад, Ukr. вихід, Slk. východ.

• is a complete false friend for about 292 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian, Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 23.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘toilet’ is shared by Slk. záchod, Cr. zahod, Bo. zahod, Sb. заход.
• The meaning ‘west’ (západ) is attested in Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod.
• The meaning ‘sunset’ (západ) is attested in R. заход, Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod, Mk. заод.
• The meaning ‘trouble, effort’ (snaha, námaha) is attested in Pol. zachód.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘prohibition’ is shared by Pol. zakaz.
• The meaning ‘order’ (objednavka, zakázka) is attested in R. заказ.

• is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘bad smell, stench’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘smell (neutral)’ (vůně) is attested in R. запах, Pol. zapach.

• is a complete false friend for about 270 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘to forget’ is shared by Pol. zapomnieć.
• The meaning ‘to memorize’ (pamatovat si) is attested in R. запомнить, Blr. запомніць, Sln. zapomniti, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня.

• is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian;
• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 260 million speakers of Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘contest’ is unique.
• The Czech meaning ‘factory, works’ is shared by R. завод, Mk. завод, Bg. завод.
• The meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ (povolání) is attested in Pol. zawód.
• The meaning ‘institute’ (institut, ústav) is attested in Sln. zavod, Cr. zavod, Bo. zavod, Sb. завод, Mk. завод.
• The meaning ‘disappointment’ (zklamání) is attested in Pol. zawód.

• does not have all its Czech meanings in the mother tongue of about 333 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Ukr. жінка, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, ženska, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена.
• The Czech meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена, Blr. жонка, Pol. żona, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian;
• is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘Jew (ethnically)’ (Žid) is shared by Pol. Żyd.
• The Czech meaning ‘Jew (religiously)’ (žid) is shared by Pol. żyd.
• The meaning ‘Jew (pejoratively)’ (Žid (pej.)) is attested in R. жид.

• is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘little woman’ is unique.
• The Czech meaning ‘washrag’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘woman’ (žena) is attested in Ukr. жінка.

• is a complete false friend for about 277.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak;
• is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish.

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• The Czech meaning ‘rye’ is shared by Ukr. жито, Pol. żyto, Slk. žito, raž.
• The meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ (obilí) is attested in R. жито, Sln. žito, Cr. žito, Bo. žito, Sb. жито.
• The meaning ‘wheat’ (pšenice) is attested in Slk. pšenica, žito, Bg. жито.

• is a complete false friend for about 39 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian;
• has additional meanings in the language of about 296 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish;
• is a true friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘life’ is shared by R. живот (arch.), жизнь, Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Slk. život, Cr. život, Bo. život, Sb. живот, Mk. живот, Bg. живот.
• The meaning ‘belly, body’ (břicho) is attested in R. живот, Blr. жывот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot, Sln. život.

• is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘thirst’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘life’ (život) is attested in R. жизнь.

• is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian.
• is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak.

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• The Czech meaning ‘thief’ is shared by Slk.  zlodej'.
• The meaning ‘criminal, evildoer’ (zločinec) is attested in R. злодей, Bg. злодей.

• is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘diminished, made smaller, reduced’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘tired’ (unavený) is attested in Pol. zmęczony.

• is a complete false friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian;
• is a true friend for about 14 million native speakers of Belarusian, Slovak;
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian.

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• The Czech meaning ‘eyesight’ is shared by Blr. зрок, Slk. zrak.
• The meaning ‘air’ (vzduch) is attested in Sln. zrak, Cr. zrak, Bo. zrak.
• The meaning ‘ray, beam’ (paprsek) is attested in Sb. зрак, Mk. зрак.

There is no Czech word like Blr. ліпень, Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec, Cr. lipanj.

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There is no Czech word like Blr. дадатны, Ukr. додатний, Pol. dodatni, Cr. dodatni, Bo. dodatni, Sb. додатни.

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There is no Czech word like Cr. šuma, Bo. šuma, Sb. шума, Mk. шума, Bg. шума.

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There is no Czech word like R. студень, Blr. студзень, Cr. studeni.

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There is no Czech word like R. ковчег, Sln. kovček, Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег.

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There is no Czech word like R. вредный, Pol. wredny, Sln. vreden, Cr. vrijedan, Bo. vrijedan, Sb. вредан, Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден.

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There is no Czech word like R. дворец, Blr. дварэц, Ukr. двірець, Pol. dworzec, Cr. dvorac, Bo. dvorac, Sb. дворац, Mk. дворец, Bg. дворец.

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There is no Czech word like R. шина, Blr. шына, Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Cr. šina, Bo. šina, Sb. шина, Mk. шина, Bg. шина.

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There is no Czech word like Slk. bielizeň, R. белизна, Blr. бялізна, Ukr. білизна, Pol. bielizna, Cr. bjelina, Bo. bjelina, Sb. белина, Mk. белина, Bg. белина.

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There is no Czech word like R. существовать, Cr. suučestvovati, Bg. съществувам.

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There is no Czech word like R. российский, Blr. расейскі, Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski.

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There is no Czech word like Ukr. травень, Sln. traven (mali, veliki), Cr. travanj.

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More Czech-Slavonic false friends:

• Edvard Lotko. Zrádná slova v polštině a češtině: Lexikologický pohled a slovník. Olomouc 1992.
• Czesko-polski słownik zdradliwych wyrazów i pułapek frazeologicznych. Ed. Teresa Zofia Orłoś. Kraków 2003.
• Marek Szałek, Jiří Nečas. Czesko-polska homonimia: Czesko-polski słownik wyrazów o identycznym lub podobnym brzmieniu oraz wyrazów o identycznym lub podobnym zapisie, lecz o odmiennym znaczeniu. Poznań 1993.
• Josef Vlček. Úskalí ruské slovní zásoby: Slovník rusko-české homonymie a paronymie. Praha 1966.
• Алексей Иванович Журавлев, Сергей Сергеевич Захаров. «Ложные друзья переводчика» с чешского языка. Москва 1977.
• http://ssjc.ujc.cas.cz – Slovník spisovného jazyka českého online

For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.

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