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This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Hungarian, "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. ???

3. Presumably in some language "fast" means everlasting?

4. Presumably in some language "smoking" means suit?

5. In Polish, "brat" means brother.

6. In Swedish, "kiss" means urine.

7. In Indonesian, "air" means water.

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

H???RSING

This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Croatian (or Hungarian), "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. Apparently this is supposed to be Old English, because eelpout is an old word for burbot. Mehhhhh. (Thanks @hagfy!)

3. In Norwegian, "fast" means permanent (thanks @ManyPinkHats!)

4. In French, "smoking" apparently means tuxedo (thanks @Kant1!)

5. In Ukrainian (or Russian or Polish etc.), "brat" means brother.

6. In Swedish, "kiss" means urine.

7. In Indonesian, "air" means water.

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

CONFUSING

This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Hungarian, "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. ???

3. Presumably in some language "fast" means everlasting?

4. Presumably in some language "smoking" means suit?

5. In Russian, "brat" means brother.

6. In Swedish, "kiss" means urine.

7. In Malay, "air" means water.

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

H???RSMNG

This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Hungarian, "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. ???

3. Presumably in some language "fast" means everlasting?

4. Presumably in some language "smoking" means suit?

5. In Polish, "brat" means brother.

6. In Swedish, "kiss" means urine.

7. In Indonesian, "air" means water.

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

H???RSING

This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Hungarian, "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. ???

3. Presumably in some language "fast" means everlasting?

4. Presumably in some language "smoking" means suit?

5. In Russian, "brat" means brother.

6. Presumably in some language "kiss" means some kind of bodily waste?

7. Presumably i nsome language "air" means boat, or something similar?

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

H???R??NG

This puzzle is about

false friends: words which mean different things in different languages.

1. In Hungarian, "apartman" means apartment (flat).

2. ???

3. Presumably in some language "fast" means everlasting?

4. Presumably in some language "smoking" means suit?

5. In Russian, "brat" means brother.

6. In Swedish, "kiss" means urine.

7. In Malay, "air" means water.

8. In Norwegian, "fart" means speed.

9. In German, "gift" means poison.

So the answer is

H???RSMNG