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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
!spanish word
!English translation
!english translation
!English word
!english word
!Spanish translation
!spanish translation
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|ÚLTIMAMENTE
|últimamente
|recently
|recently
|ULTIMATELY
|ultimately
|al final
|al final
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|acumular (fama,  dinero)
|acumular (fama,  dinero)
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|América
|américa
|The Americas
|the americas
|America
|america
|Estados Unidos
|estados unidos
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|AMERICANO
|americano
|person from North or  South America
|person from north or  south america
|AMERICAN
|american
|estadounidense
|estadounidense
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|firma
|firma
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|ASISTIR
|asistir
|to attend, be present  at OR to assist
|to attend, be present  at or to assist
|ASSIST
|assist
|ayudar
|ayudar
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|intolerante, prejuicio
|intolerante, prejuicio
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|BILLóN
|billón
|(US) trillion, (UK)  billion
|(us) trillion, (uk)  billion
|BILLION (US)
|billion (us)
|mil millones
|mil millones
|-
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|BIZARRO
|bizarro
|dashing, brave,  gallant
|dashing, brave,  gallant
|BIZARRE
|bizarre
|extraño
|extraño
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|cuerpo
|cuerpo
|-
|-
|BOMBERO
|bombero
|firefighter
|firefighter
|BOMBER
|bomber
|bombardero
|bombardero
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|medio galope
|medio galope
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|CARPETA
|carpeta
|folder
|folder
|CARPET
|carpet
|alfombra
|alfombra
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|tarjeta
|tarjeta
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|CASUALIDAD
|casualidad
|coincidence, chance
|coincidence, chance
|CASUALTY
|casualty
|víctima
|víctima
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|tiburón
|tiburón
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|CHOCAR
|chocar
|strike, collide
|strike, collide
|CHOKE
|choke
|ahogar
|ahogar
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|ciudad
|ciudad
|-
|-
|CODO
|codo
|elbow
|elbow
|CODE
|code
|código
|código
|-
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|COLEGIO
|colegio
|high school
|high school
|COLLEGE
|college
|universidad
|universidad
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|exhaustivo
|exhaustivo
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|COMPROMISO
|compromiso
|obligation, commitment
|obligation, commitment
|COMPROMISE
|compromise
|componenda
|componenda
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|CONDESCENDER
|condescender
|to comply, agree
|to comply, agree
|CONDESCEND
|condescend
|dignarse
|dignarse
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|estreñimiento
|estreñimiento
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|CONSTIPADO (n.)
|constipado (n.)
|a cold
|a cold
|CONSTIPATED
|constipated
|constipado (adj.)
|constipado (adj.)
|-
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|CONTESTAR
|contestar
|to answer
|to answer
|CONTEST (v.)
|contest (v.)
|contender
|contender
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|escribir  con
|escribir  con
|-
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|CORRIENTEMENTE
|corrientemente
|fluently, plainly, flatly
|fluently, plainly, flatly
|CURRENTLY
|currently
|actualmente
|actualmente
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|delincuencia juvenil
|delincuencia juvenil
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|DELITO
|delito
|crime
|crime
|DELIGHT
|delight
|delicia, deleite
|delicia, deleite
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|deportar
|deportar
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|DESGRACIA
|desgracia
|mistake, misfortune
|mistake, misfortune
|DISGRACE
|disgrace
|vergüenza
|vergüenza
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|desesperado
|desesperado
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|DESTITUIDO
|destituido
|fired, deprived
|fired, deprived
|DESTITUTE
|destitute
|indigente
|indigente
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|conversación
|conversación
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|DISGUSTO
|disgusto
|annoyance, worry
|annoyance, worry
|DISGUST
|disgust
|asco, repugnancia
|asco, repugnancia
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|perro
|perro
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|DORMITORIO
|dormitorio
|bedroom
|bedroom
|DORMITORY
|dormitory
|residencia universitaria
|residencia universitaria
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|culto
|culto
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|EMBARAZADA
|embarazada
|pregnant
|pregnant
|EMBARRASSED
|embarrassed
|avergonzada
|avergonzada
|-
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|EMPRESA
|empresa
|business enterprise, company
|business enterprise, company
|EMPRESS
|empress
|emperatríz
|emperatríz
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|emperatriz
|emperatriz
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|ENVIAR
|enviar
|send
|send
|ENVY (v.)
|envy (v.)
|envidiar
|envidiar
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|pala
|pala
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|ESTIMADO
|estimado
|esteemed
|esteemed
|ESTIMATE
|estimate
|estimacíon, presupuesto
|estimacíon, presupuesto
|-
|-
|ESTRECHAR
|estrechar
|to narrow, bring closer together
|to narrow, bring closer together
|STRETCH
|stretch
|estirar, alargar
|estirar, alargar
|-
|-
|estuve
|estuve
|I was
|i was
|stove
|stove
|estufa
|estufa
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|emocionado
|emocionado
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|ÉXITO
|éxito
|success, hit
|success, hit
|EXIT
|exit
|salida
|salida
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|desconocido
|desconocido
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|FÁBRICA
|fábrica
|factory
|factory
|FABRIC
|fabric
|tela
|tela
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|maricón
|maricón
|-
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|GROSERÍA
|grosería
|grossness, crudeness
|grossness, crudeness
|GROCERY
|grocery
|abarrotería, tienda de comestibles
|abarrotería, tienda de comestibles
|-
|-
|INTRODUCIR
|introducir
|insert
|insert
|INTRODUCE (someone)
|introduce (someone)
|presentar
|presentar
|-
|-
|LARGO
|largo
|long
|long
|LARGE
|large
|grande
|grande
|-
|-
|LECTURA
|lectura
|reading
|reading
|LECTURE
|lecture
|conferencia
|conferencia
|-
|-
|LIBRERÍA
|librería
|bookstore
|bookstore
|LIBRARY
|library
|biblioteca
|biblioteca
|-
|-
|MANTEL
|mantel
|tablecloth
|tablecloth
|MANTEL
|mantel
|manto, mesilla
|manto, mesilla
|-
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|MOLESTAR
|molestar
|bother
|bother
|MOLEST
|molest
|abusar (sexualmente)
|abusar (sexualmente)
|-
|-
|NUDO
|nudo
|knot
|knot
|NUDE
|nude
|desnudo
|desnudo
|-
|-
|PARADA
|parada
|stop, e.g. bus stop
|stop, e.g. bus stop
|PARADE
|parade
|desfile
|desfile
|-
|-
|PARIENTE
|pariente
|relative
|relative
|PARENT
|parent
|padre
|padre
|-
|-
|PREOCUPADO
|preocupado
|worried
|worried
|PREOCCUPIED
|preoccupied
|distraído
|distraído
|-
|-
|PRETENDER
|pretender
|to attempt, to woo
|to attempt, to woo
|PRETEND
|pretend
|fingir
|fingir
|-
|-
|REALIZAR
|realizar
|to come true
|to come true
|REALIZE
|realize
|darse cuenta
|darse cuenta
|-
|-
|RECORDAR
|recordar
|to remember, remind
|to remember, remind
|RECORD
|record
|grabar
|grabar
|-
|-
|ROPA
|ropa
|clothes
|clothes
|ROPE
|rope
|cuerda
|cuerda
|-
|-
|SANO
|sano
|healthy
|healthy
|SANE
|sane
|cuerdo
|cuerdo
|-
|-
|SOPA
|sopa
|soup
|soup
|SOAP
|soap
|jabón
|jabón
|-
|-
|SOPORTAR
|soportar
|tolerate, put up with
|tolerate, put up with
|SUPPORT
|support
|apoyar
|apoyar
|-
|-
|SUCESO
|suceso
|event
|event
|SUCCESS
|success
|éxito
|éxito
|-
|-
|TUNA
|tuna
|prickly pear
|prickly pear
|TUNA
|tuna
|atún
|atún
|-
|-
|VASO
|vaso
|drinking glass
|drinking glass
|VASE
|vase
|jarrón, florero
|jarrón, florero
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