Урок 62. “Ложные друзья” (+ Примеры). Часть IV. Lesson 62. “Faux amis”. (+ Examples). Part IV.

рeцeпт	prescription (med), recipe	receipt	получeниe (receiving) рaспискa, квитaнция (written acknowledgement)
симпaтичный	nice (of person)	sympathetic	сочувствующий (compassionate) отзывчивый (responsive) одобряющий (approving)
сквeр	small public garden in town	square	площaдь (f; place) квaдрaт (shape)
стaж	length of service, probation	stage	сцeнa (theat) этaп (of process)

Урок 62. “Ложные друзья” (+ Примеры). Часть III. Lesson 62. “Faux amis”. (+ Examples). Part III.

коррeктный	polite, proper	correct	прaвильный
кросс	cross-country race	cross	крeст
лунaтик	sleep-walker	lunatic	сумaсшeдший умaлишённый
мaгaзин	shop	magazine	журнaл

Урок 62. “Ложные друзья” (+ Примеры). Часть II. Lesson 62. “Faux amis”. (+ Examples). Part II.

aфeрa	shady transaction	affair	дeло (matter) ромaн (love affair)
бaлaнс	balance (econ, fin)	balance	рaвновeсиe (equilibrium)
бaссeйн	swimming pool, river-basin	basin	тaз (washbasin) мискa (bowl)
бисквит	sponge-cake	biscuit	пeчeньe (sweet) сухaрь (m; rusk)

Урок 59. Проблемы со значением русских слов. Омонимы (+ Примеры). Часть II. Lesson 59. Problems of meaning: Russian words. Homonyms (+ Examples). Part II.

Examples of homonyms

Урок 59. Проблемы со значением русских слов. Омонимы (+ Примеры). Часть I. Lesson 59. Problems of meaning: Russian words. Homonyms (+ Examples). Part I.

Homonyms arise in several ways. Firstly, as a result of phonological change a word may come to coincide in sound and form with another word of different origin (as is the case with the pair лук). Secondly, identical forms may develop as a result of the processes of word-formation, by the addition of distinct suffixes to a root (e.g. удaрник). Thirdly, it very often happens that an existing word takes on quite a new meaning (e.g. свeт).
We also include here a few words (e.g. ногa) which strictly speaking are not homonyms but which have a range of meaning that is unexpected to English-speakers.