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[False friends #2]
FOCUS: Pairs of words that look or sound similar but differ in meaning.
Use the corpus to solve the following exercises:

1) Search for "eventually" in the corpus and look at the first 10 lines of hits (sort concordance by RIGHT word); in how many of these instances does it correspond to Norwegian "eventuelt"?
10
0
2

2) In the corpus, the following can be said to be synonymous with "eventually":
possibly, finally, in the end
finally, ultimately, maybe
ultimately, in the end, sooner or later

3) "Eventual" occurs 38 times in the corpus. How many times does it translate into Norwegian "eventuelt"?
0
10
38

4) Search for "actual emissions" in the corpus. What would be the most common Norwegian translation of "actual" in this expression?
faktiske
aktuelle
autentiske

5) In the corpus which of the following would be the most likely translation of Norwegian "aktuell"? (Search for all three alternatives in the corpus.)
topical
current
actual

6) Search for the word "plaster" in the corpus. In which of the following lines does it correspond to Norwegian "plaster"?
1
2
3
none of the above

7) What is the most common meaning of "plaster" in the corpus?
adhesive plaster
mustard
gypsum

8) Search for "wrist" in the corpus; in which lines does it have the meaning of Norwegian "vrist"?
1
10
both 1 and 10
neither 1 nor 10


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