False friends are frequently false cognates, i.e., terms that appear to be the same or very similar in etymological origin, but do not have the same meaning in both languages. They can also be false calques or false loan translations, i.e., literal translations that are incorrect or misleading, either because a proper equivalent already exists in the target language or because the elements used in a  translation equivalent are not themselves equivalent to those used in the source language. If an entry is present in a language resource  for the term or word designated as a false friend, there should be a reference to this entry.