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by pvg 877 days ago
These aren't false cognates though, they're actual cognates. Cognates can have different meanings. You might be thinking of 'false friends'.
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My absolute favorite false cognate is 'arraigned' (English) vs. 'araignée' (French).

Arraignments would be far more nervewracking if they significantly involved spiders.