Омоніми в англійській мові
air – heir (повітря/провітрювати – спадкоємець):
fresh air; the heir to the thron
band – band (група – перев’язка): a rock band; a
rubber band
bank – bank (насип/берег – банк): the bank of the river; the bank of England
bare – bear – bear (голий – нести/народжувати – ведмідь): with bare hands; bear
in mind; а polar bear
bark – bark (гавкати – кора): the dog barked at me; the bark of a tree
bat – bat – bat (кажан – битка – мигати):
blind as a bat; a baseball bat; not to bat an eyelid
be – bee (бути – бджола): to be or not to be; to be as busy as a bee
beat – beet (бити – буряк): to beat the drums; beets and carrots
brake – break (гальмо – перерва/ ламатися): car brakes; let's have a break;
don't break it
buy – by – bye (купувати – біля – до побачення): to buy a car; to sit by the
window; bye-bye
Shakespeare
was not of an age, but for all times.
