FALSE FRIENDS O FALSOS AMIGOS

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What%are%false&friends?%
We"call"False"Friends,"or"Falso&Amigo,"to"those"English"words"which"look"similar"to"
other"words"in"Spanish,"but"they"differ"significantly"in"meaning."
For"instance,"to"be"constipated"has"nothing"to"do"with"estar&constipado,"which"means"to"
have"a"cold."Being%constipated"means"estar&estreido."
Another"good"example"is"the"English"word"Conductor,"which"refers"to"the"person"who"
directs"an"orchestra,"and"the"Spanish"word"Conductor"which"refers"to"the"person"who"drives"
a"vehicle."
Below"is"a"list"with"the"most"common"false"friends."
FALSE FRIEND

It means

and not

which is

actually /ktu#li/

en realidad

actualmente

nowadays /na#dez/

agenda /#dend#/

orden del da

agenda

diary /da#ri/

apology /#pl#di/

disculpa

apologa

defense of /dfens v/

arena /#rin#/

estadio

arena

sand /snd/

argument /jum#nt/

discusin

argumento

plot /plt/

assist /#sst/

ayudar

asistir

attend /#tend/

avocado/v#kd#/

aguacate

abogado

lawyer/attorney /lj#r/ /#tni/

billion /bl#n/

mil millones

billn

trillon /trl#n/

bland /blnd/

soso

blando

soft /sft/

camp /kmp/

campamento

campo:

field /fild/

career /k#r#/

carrera profesional

carrera universitaria

degree /dri/

carpet /kpt/

moqueta

carpeta

file /fal/

casualty /k#lti/

vctima

casualidad

coincidence /k#nsd#ns/

college /kld/

universidad

colegio

school /skul/

commodity /k#mdti/

producto

comodidad

comfort /kmf#t/

complexin /k#mplek#n/

tono de la piel, tez

complexin

build, constitution /bld/ /knsttju#n/

compliment /kmplment/

piropo

complemento

accessory /#kses#ri/

conductor /k#ndkt#/

director orquesta

conductor

driver /drav#/

constipation /knstpen/

estreimiento

constipado

cold /k#ld/

contest /k#ntest/

concurso

contestar

answer /ns#/

currant /kr#nt/

grosella

currante

worker /wk#/

curse /k3s/

maldicin

curso

course /ks/

deception /dsepn/

engao

decepcin

disappointment /ds#pontm#nt/

dessert /dzt/

postre

desierto

desert /dez#t/

dinner /dn#/

cena

dinero

money /mni/

discussion /dskn/

debate

discusin

argument /jum#nt/

disgust /dsst/

asco

disgusto

displease /dspliz/

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FALSE FRIENDS O FALSOS AMIGOS

diversion /davn/

desviacin

diversin

fun /fn/

embarrassed /mbr#st/

avergonzado

embarazada

pregnant /pren#nt/

eventually /vent#li/

a largo plazo

eventualmente

occasionally /#ke#n#li/

excite /ksat/

emocionar

excitar

arouse /#raz/

exit /ekst/

salida

xito

success /s#kses/

fabric /fbrk/

tejido

fbrica

factory /fkt#ri/

facilities /f#sltz/

instalaciones

facilidad

ease/ability /iz/ /#bl#ti/

horn /hn/

cuerno

horno

oven /vn/

influenza /nflenz#/

gripe

influencia

influence /nfl#ns/

introduce /ntr#djus/

presentar a alguien

introducir

insert /ns3t/

jam /dm/

mermelada

jamn

ham /hm/

large /ld/

grande

largo

long /l/

lecture /lekt#/

conferencia

lectura

reading /rid/

lentil /lentl/

lenteja

lentilla

contact lenses /kntkt lenzz/

library /labr#ri/

biblioteca

librera

bookshop /bkp/

misery /mz#ri/

tristeza

miseria

poverty /pv#ti/

molest /m#lest/

agredir

molestar

bother /b#/

notice /n#ts/

nota, anuncio

noticia

news /njuz/

once /wns/

una vez

11

eleven /levn/

parents /pe#r#nts/

padres

parientes

relatives /rel#tvz/

preservative /przv#tv/

conservante

preservativo/condn

condom /knd#m/

pretend /prtend/

aparentar

pretender

expect /kspekt/

relative /rel#tv/

pariente

relativo

relative /rel#tv/

remove /rmuv/

quitar

remover

stir /st3/

resume /rzjum/

reanudar

resumir

summarize /sm#raz/

rope /r#p/

cuerda

ropa

clothes /kl#z |/

sanity /snti/

cordura

sanidad

health /hel/

sensible /sens#bl/

sensato

sensible

sensitive /sens#tv/

sensitive /sens#tv/

sensible

sensitivo

sensible /sens#bl/

spectacles /spekt#klz/

gafas

espectculo

show /#/

soap /s#p/

jabn

sopa

soup /sup/

support /s#pt/

sostener

soportar

put up with /pt p w/

sympathy /smp#i/

compasin

simpata

friendliness /frendln#s/

realise /r#laz/

darse cuenta

realizar

make /mek/

topic /tpk/

tema

tpico

clich /klie/

record /rkd/

grabar

recordar

remember /rmemb#/

Fuente: http://aprendeinglessila.com/,"http://mentalfloss.com/

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