Ima reči koje su i u engleski i u srpski stigle iz drugih jezika, poglavito latinskog, i nemaju u njima ista značenja.
Čak i izvorno engleske reči mogu da znače nešto drugo u srpskom, iz nekoliko razloga:
1) pogrešno su shvaćene kad su stigle u srpski
2) dobro su shvaćene, ali sad u engleskom znače nešto drugo
3) dobro su shvaćene, ali sad u srpskom znače nešto drugo
I naravno, sav onaj grčki i latinski koji se u engleskom pogrešno koristi - videti "pathetic" i uporediti sa njegovim današnjim značenjem.
| na engleskom na srpskom liči, u srpskom, na | što na engleskom znači | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| absolve | osloboditi odgovornosti | apsolvirati | be done with, finish attending (to) |
| action | dejstvo | akcija | stock, share |
| advocate | zastupnik | advokat | lawyer |
| after all | napokon, na kraju krajeva | posle svega | when all is said and done |
| apartment | stan | apartman | hotel suite |
| argument | rasprava, svađa | argument | statement known to be true, used to prop or prove another statement |
| athlete | sportista | atleta | hunk |
| audience | publika | audijencija | conversation with a king |
| authority | ovlašćenje | autoritet | expert whose views are taken as definitive |
| badge | značka | bedž | lapel pin |
| balance | saldo | balans | equilibrium |
| band | orkestar | banda | gang |
| barracks | kasarna | baraka | cheap wooden building |
| bensene | benzen | benzin | gasoline |
| billion | milijarda | bilion | trillion |
| black Friday | crni petak, dan kad američkim trgovcima saldo najzad prelazi iz negativnog u pozitivno | crni petak | black Friday, the day when your luck runs out, the day when you're doomed. |
| blame (v) | okriviti | blamirati | embarrass |
| boiler | kotao (centralno grejanje) | bojler | water heater |
| caution | pažljivo | kaucija | redeemable value of bottle |
| censure | izbacivanje, grdnja | cenzura | censorship |
| chef | glavni kuvar | šef | chief, boss |
| cinematography | rad kamere, fotografija | kinematografija | filmography, total cinematic opus of a country or a period |
| closet | plakar | klozet | toilet |
| commercial | reklama | komercijalni | of commerce |
| commission | provizija | komisija | committee |
| committee | komisija, odbor | komitet | Party headquarters |
| concourse | peron, pristanišna zgrada | konkurs | job ad |
| concurrency | istovremenost | konkurencija | competition |
| concurrent | istovremen | konkurent | competitor |
| condominium | stan u vlasništvu | kondominijum | government by shared power |
| confection | slatkiš | konfekcija | mass produced clothing |
| congress | skupština | kongres | party convention |
| container | posuda, kutija | kontejner | dumpster |
| corner | ugao | korner | corner in soccer |
| correct | tačno | korektno | properly, in a decent manner |
| covert | (po)tajni, ispod žita | koverat | envelope |
| credit | zasluga, potraživanje | kredit | loan with monthly installments |
| date, v. | izaći sa | datirati (od) | be as ancient as (age) |
| datum | podatak (reč se u stvari ne koristi u engleskom) | datum | date (in calendar, not romance) |
| dress | haljina | dres | jersey |
| dress, v. | odenuti | dresirati | to train |
| dresser | toaletni stočić | dreser | animal trainer |
| eventually | na kraju, posle svega | eventualno | possibly |
| evidence | dokaz(ni materijal) | evidencija | filing, tracking, files |
| expertise | stručnost, poznavanje oblasti, veština | ekspertiza | examination by expert(s) to solve a dispute |
| fabric | tkanina | fabrika | factory |
| faculty | nastavno osoblje | fakultet | college |
| fan | ventilator | fen | blowdryer |
| football | američki fudbal | fudbal | soccer |
| fraction | razlomak | frakcija | faction |
| funds | sredstva, pare | fondovi | allotments, escrows |
| garage | auto servis | garaža | parking garage |
| gas | benzin | gas | matter in gasseous state |
| gasoline | benzin | gazolin | light mineral oil |
| gymnasium | fiskulturna sala | gimnazija | grammar school |
| harmonica | usna harmonika | harmonika | accordeon |
| honorary | počasni | honorarni | freelancing |
| hymn | crkvena pesma | himna | anthem |
| industry | privredna grana | industrija | industrial production, factories |
| insert | umetak | insert | excerpt from a movie or other show |
| installment | rata (kredita) | instalacija | utility (plumbing, electricity etc); installing (of equipment or software) |
| jersey | dres | žersej | jersey fabric (not state, not garment) |
| joker | šaljivdžija | džoker | wildcard |
| liquor | žestoko piće | liker | liqueur, alcohol plus flavoring |
| lozenge | dražeja | lozinka | password |
| make a difference | imati značaja, uticati na | praviti razliku (između) | make a distinction; discriminate (between any two) |
| mandarin | mandarin | mandarina | tangerine |
| manufacture | proizvodnja | manufaktura | manual serial production |
| masonry | građa (drvna) | masonerija | freemasons as a phenomenon |
| mature | dozreti, dospeti | maturirati | matriculate |
| mercury | živa | merkur | planet Mercury |
| non stop | direktan (voz) | non-stop | shop's working hours with no break |
| novel | roman | novela | novelette |
| offensive | uvredljiv | ofanzivan | related to, or part of a military offensive; coming across as attacking |
| original | prvobitni | originalni | not a copy, based on new idea |
| ottoman | tabure | otoman | flat sofa |
| paprika | aleva paprika | paprika | peppers |
| paradise | raj | paradajz | tomato |
| parole | uslovno puštanje | parola | slogan |
| pasta | testenine | pasta | paste (toothpaste, shoeshine) |
| pathetic | bedan | patetičan | pathetic (in the original classic meaning) |
| probe | sonda | proba | attempt; trial; rehearsal |
| propositions | predlozi | propozicije | rules of a contest |
| protection | zaštita | protekcija | under-the-counter privilege from an official |
| provision | uslov | provizija | middleman's fee, commission |
| ramp | prilaz | rampa | fender at railroad crossing |
| realize | shvatiti | realizovati | make real; make come true; sell; get money for; produce (as in "production" in showbiz sense) |
| reclaim | povratiti | reklama | advertisement |
| regulator | zakonodavac | regulator | a regulating mechanism or control (hardware) |
| reprisal | represalija | repriza | rerun |
| require | zahtevati, biti neophodno | rekvirirati | commandeer |
| scalper | tapkaroš | skalper | box cutter |
| see through | pobrinuti se | prozreti | see through a scheme |
| service | usluga | servis | repair shop, stoneware set |
| solitaire | pasijans | soliter | solitary tall building |
| square | kvadrat | skver | plaza with circular traffic |
| stadium | stadion | stadijum | phase in development of something |
| stage | pozornica; stupanj | staž | years of experience or labor |
| stomach | želudac | stomak | belly |
| sympathetic | saosećajan | simpatičan | likable |
| syndicate | poslovna grupacija | sindikat | trade union |
| talon | kandža | talon | ticket stub; played cards still on the table during a game |
| tambourine | talambas | tamburica | small string instrument, guitar-like |
| tariff | carina | tarifa | fee |
| tax | porez | taksa | administrative fee |
| theater | bioskop | teatar | theater (with live actors, not cinema) |
| theme | lajtmotiv | tema | topic |
| this way | ovako, ovuda, ovim putem | ovaj put | this time |
| title | naslov, zvanje | titl | subtitle |
| traffic | saobraćaj | trafika | kiosk, newspaper stand |
| type | tipkati | tipovati | bet on a team |
| wagon | kola (zaprežna) | vagon | car (of a train) |