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Here is a list of more than 150 false friends that you need to know! | Here is a list of more than 150 false friends that you need to know! | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !spanish word | ||
! | !english translation | ||
! | !english word | ||
! | !spanish translation | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |últimamente | ||
|recently | |recently | ||
| | |ultimately | ||
|al final | |al final | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|acumular (fama, dinero) | |acumular (fama, dinero) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |américa | ||
| | |the americas | ||
| | |america | ||
| | |estados unidos | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |americano | ||
|person from | |person from north or south america | ||
| | |american | ||
|estadounidense | |estadounidense | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|firma | |firma | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |asistir | ||
|to attend, be present at | |to attend, be present at or to assist | ||
| | |assist | ||
|ayudar | |ayudar | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|intolerante, prejuicio | |intolerante, prejuicio | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |billón | ||
|( | |(us) trillion, (uk) billion | ||
| | |billion (us) | ||
|mil millones | |mil millones | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |bizarro | ||
|dashing, brave, gallant | |dashing, brave, gallant | ||
| | |bizarre | ||
|extraño | |extraño | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|cuerpo | |cuerpo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |bombero | ||
|firefighter | |firefighter | ||
| | |bomber | ||
|bombardero | |bombardero | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|medio galope | |medio galope | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |carpeta | ||
|folder | |folder | ||
| | |carpet | ||
|alfombra | |alfombra | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|tarjeta | |tarjeta | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |casualidad | ||
|coincidence, chance | |coincidence, chance | ||
| | |casualty | ||
|víctima | |víctima | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|tiburón | |tiburón | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |chocar | ||
|strike, collide | |strike, collide | ||
| | |choke | ||
|ahogar | |ahogar | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|ciudad | |ciudad | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |codo | ||
|elbow | |elbow | ||
| | |code | ||
|código | |código | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |colegio | ||
|high school | |high school | ||
| | |college | ||
|universidad | |universidad | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|exhaustivo | |exhaustivo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |compromiso | ||
|obligation, commitment | |obligation, commitment | ||
| | |compromise | ||
|componenda | |componenda | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |condescender | ||
|to comply, agree | |to comply, agree | ||
| | |condescend | ||
|dignarse | |dignarse | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|estreñimiento | |estreñimiento | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |constipado (n.) | ||
|a cold | |a cold | ||
| | |constipated | ||
|constipado (adj.) | |constipado (adj.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |contestar | ||
|to answer | |to answer | ||
| | |contest (v.) | ||
|contender | |contender | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|escribir con | |escribir con | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |corrientemente | ||
|fluently, plainly, flatly | |fluently, plainly, flatly | ||
| | |currently | ||
|actualmente | |actualmente | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|delincuencia juvenil | |delincuencia juvenil | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |delito | ||
|crime | |crime | ||
| | |delight | ||
|delicia, deleite | |delicia, deleite | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|deportar | |deportar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |desgracia | ||
|mistake, misfortune | |mistake, misfortune | ||
| | |disgrace | ||
|vergüenza | |vergüenza | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|desesperado | |desesperado | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |destituido | ||
|fired, deprived | |fired, deprived | ||
| | |destitute | ||
|indigente | |indigente | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|conversación | |conversación | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |disgusto | ||
|annoyance, worry | |annoyance, worry | ||
| | |disgust | ||
|asco, repugnancia | |asco, repugnancia | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|perro | |perro | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |dormitorio | ||
|bedroom | |bedroom | ||
| | |dormitory | ||
|residencia universitaria | |residencia universitaria | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|culto | |culto | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |embarazada | ||
|pregnant | |pregnant | ||
| | |embarrassed | ||
|avergonzada | |avergonzada | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |empresa | ||
|business enterprise, company | |business enterprise, company | ||
| | |empress | ||
|emperatríz | |emperatríz | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|emperatriz | |emperatriz | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |enviar | ||
|send | |send | ||
| | |envy (v.) | ||
|envidiar | |envidiar | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|pala | |pala | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |estimado | ||
|esteemed | |esteemed | ||
| | |estimate | ||
|estimacíon, presupuesto | |estimacíon, presupuesto | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |estrechar | ||
|to narrow, bring closer together | |to narrow, bring closer together | ||
| | |stretch | ||
|estirar, alargar | |estirar, alargar | ||
|- | |- | ||
|estuve | |estuve | ||
| | |i was | ||
|stove | |stove | ||
|estufa | |estufa | ||
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|emocionado | |emocionado | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |éxito | ||
|success, hit | |success, hit | ||
| | |exit | ||
|salida | |salida | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|desconocido | |desconocido | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |fábrica | ||
|factory | |factory | ||
| | |fabric | ||
|tela | |tela | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|maricón | |maricón | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |grosería | ||
|grossness, crudeness | |grossness, crudeness | ||
| | |grocery | ||
|abarrotería, tienda de comestibles | |abarrotería, tienda de comestibles | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |introducir | ||
|insert | |insert | ||
| | |introduce (someone) | ||
|presentar | |presentar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |largo | ||
|long | |long | ||
| | |large | ||
|grande | |grande | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |lectura | ||
|reading | |reading | ||
| | |lecture | ||
|conferencia | |conferencia | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |librería | ||
|bookstore | |bookstore | ||
| | |library | ||
|biblioteca | |biblioteca | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |mantel | ||
|tablecloth | |tablecloth | ||
| | |mantel | ||
|manto, mesilla | |manto, mesilla | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |molestar | ||
|bother | |bother | ||
| | |molest | ||
|abusar (sexualmente) | |abusar (sexualmente) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |nudo | ||
|knot | |knot | ||
| | |nude | ||
|desnudo | |desnudo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |parada | ||
|stop, e.g. bus stop | |stop, e.g. bus stop | ||
| | |parade | ||
|desfile | |desfile | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |pariente | ||
|relative | |relative | ||
| | |parent | ||
|padre | |padre | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |preocupado | ||
|worried | |worried | ||
| | |preoccupied | ||
|distraído | |distraído | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |pretender | ||
|to attempt, to woo | |to attempt, to woo | ||
| | |pretend | ||
|fingir | |fingir | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |realizar | ||
|to come true | |to come true | ||
| | |realize | ||
|darse cuenta | |darse cuenta | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |recordar | ||
|to remember, remind | |to remember, remind | ||
| | |record | ||
|grabar | |grabar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |ropa | ||
|clothes | |clothes | ||
| | |rope | ||
|cuerda | |cuerda | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |sano | ||
|healthy | |healthy | ||
| | |sane | ||
|cuerdo | |cuerdo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |sopa | ||
|soup | |soup | ||
| | |soap | ||
|jabón | |jabón | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |soportar | ||
|tolerate, put up with | |tolerate, put up with | ||
| | |support | ||
|apoyar | |apoyar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |suceso | ||
|event | |event | ||
| | |success | ||
|éxito | |éxito | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |tuna | ||
|prickly pear | |prickly pear | ||
| | |tuna | ||
|atún | |atún | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |vaso | ||
|drinking glass | |drinking glass | ||
| | |vase | ||
|jarrón, florero | |jarrón, florero | ||
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