More Antilogies

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ANGLO-AMERICAN

Are you through? (telephone operator): Are you ready to stop talking? (U.S.); Are you ready to start talking (U.K.)

Bomb (of play, etc.): Disaster (U.S.); triumph (U.K.)

In charge of : Manage (U.S.); being managed by (U.K.)

 

ARABIC

Amam : Trifle; big deal

Ba'a : Buy; sell

Bayn : Separation; union

Dhafar : Good smell; bad smell

Didd (singular of addad): Opposite; equal

Fariba : Be sad; be joyful

Ferra'a : Rise; sink

Sudfa : Darkness; light (depending on dialect)

Tarab : Joy; fear

Wathaba : Sit; stand up (depending on dialect)

 

BRITISH

Action : Activity; inactivity (an “industrial action” is a strike)

Chuffed : Pleased; irritated

Down : Low; high place

Mothering : Mother's attentions to child; child's attention to mother, notably Mothering Day, March 13th: corresponds to U.S. Mother's Day

Not half : A little; (colloq.) a lot

Rather (e.g., good): Very; not very

 

FRENCH

Combattre avec : Fight against; fight together with

Farouche : Ferocious; timid

Hôte : Host; guest

Louer : Be lessor; be lessee

Un Malheur : A failure; (colloq.) a success

Sanctionner : Permit; forbid

Salut : Hail; farewell

Vaquer : Be unoccupied; be occupied

 

GREEK

Chaire : Hail; farewell

Parmakos : Poison; remedy

Xenos : Host; guest

 

JAPONESE

Kage : Light; shadow

Mottainai : Precious; worthless

Shibaraku : A little time; a long time

Sugoi : Ghastly; superb

 

LATIN

Altus : High; deep

Con (prefix): With; against

Lentus : Stiff; pliant

Recludo : Close; open

Sacer : Holy; accursed

Tollo : Raise up; cast down

 

RUSSIAN

Zapominat' : Remember; forget