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<div class="pg_page_title">130+ English/Spanish False Cognates (False Friends)</div> | <div class="pg_page_title">130+ English/Spanish False Cognates (False Friends)</div> | ||
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The term "false friend" or "false cognates" refers to a word that looks like Spanish but in reality has a very different meaning. Considered a real trap when learning Spanish, false friends can very easily mislead an English speaker during conversations with Spanish speakers. We have listed the main meaning of these false friends in English; each definition of course depends on the context in which it is used. | The term "false friend" or "false cognates" refers to a word that looks like Spanish but in reality has a very different meaning. Considered a real trap when learning Spanish, false friends can very easily mislead an English speaker during conversations with Spanish speakers. We have listed the main meaning of these false friends in English; each definition of course depends on the context in which it is used. | ||