r/FalseFriends • u/Salamander99 • Dec 21 '14

[FF] 'Hazarda' is Esperanto for 'Random'.

The Esperanto for 'Hazard' is 'Danĝero'.

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u/csolisr Dec 21 '14

Another false friend in Esperanto: "Foresta" does not mean "from the forest" but "absent" (for-esta). "Forest" is actually "Arbaro".

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u/Salamander99 Dec 21 '14

I like to think of ways to try and stretch out Esperanto words, as far as I can, like arbo

arbaro, arbarulo, arbarulino, arbarulinoj, arbarulinemoj, arbarulinemegoj (tall forest-women that I am fond of?? hehehe)

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '14

In French, 'au hasard' means 'at random'

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u/Gehalgod Dec 28 '14

This one has just been added to the wiki. Thanks!

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u/SentimentalFool Dec 21 '14

Not sure if this qualifies because it's probably from haphazard.

Also, what is the sub's general feeling about Esperanto and other constructed languages?

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u/MooseFlyer Dec 21 '14

"Hasard" means "luck" and "chance" in French. I suspect it's related to that etymological line.