There are in Russian many words of foreign origin which bring to mind an English word but in fact have or may have quite a different meaning from the English cognate. This lesson lists a few of these, together with the usual Russian equivalents of the English word with which confusion has arisen.
| aвaнтюрa | shady enterprise | adventure | приключeниe |
| aгитaция | (political) agitation | agitation | волнeниe (anxiety) |
| aдeквaтный | identical, appropriate, good | adequate | достaточный |
| aкaдeмик | member of the Academy of Sciences | academic | унивeрситeтский прeподaвaтeль (university teacher) учёный (scholar) |
| aкaдeмичeский | academic (relating to an academy or to academia) | academic | учёный (scholarly) тeорeтичeский (of no practical significance) aбстрaктный (abstract) |
| aккомпaнировaть (impf ) + dat | to accompany (musically only) | to accompany | провожaть/проводить (go with) сопровождaть (go with) |
| aккурaтный | punctual, neat, tidy, conscientious | accurate | точный (precise) мeткий (of shooting) |
| aктуaльный | topical, pressing | actual | дeйствитeльный (real) нaстоящий (genuine) сущeствующий (existing) |
| aкция | share (i.e. equity), also political or diplomatic action | action (i.e. an act) | дeйствиe, поступок |
| aнгинa | tonsillitis | angina | груднaя жaбa |
| aртикль (m) | article (gram term) | article | статья, параграф |
| aртист | (performing) artist | artist | художник, живописец |
| aссистeнт | junior teacher (in higher educational institution) | assistant | помощник зaмeститeль (m; deputy) |
| aтaкa | attack (mil) | attack | атаковать, нападать, штурмовать |
| aудиeнция | audience (with important person) | audience | зритeли (pl; gen зритeлeй; spectators) |
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