When you are thinking of a word in English and how to say it in Spanish: | |||
an abstract | resúmen | abstracto | abstract |
achieve (to) | lograr | archivar | to file |
actual | real, efectivo | actual | current |
actally | en realidad | actualmente | nowadays, at present |
advertise (to) | anunciar | advertir | warn (to) |
ailment | enfermedad leve | alimento | food |
arena | estadio, plaza de toros | arena | sand, stadium |
argument | discusión, pelea | argumento | plot |
arm | brazo | arma | weapon |
assist (to) | ayudar | asistir | to attend |
attempt | intento | atento | attentive |
avocado | aguacate | abogado | lawyer |
balloon | globo | balón | ball |
bark | ladrar, ladrido | barco | boat |
by heart | de memoria | de corazón | from the heart |
can | lata, verbo poder | cana | grey hair |
carpet | alfombra | carpeta | folder or file |
collar | cuello de las prendas de vestir | collar | necklace or collar of a dog |
confident | seguro de sí mismo | confidente | confidant |
constipated (to be) | estreñido | estar constipado | to have a cold |
dessert | postre | desierto | desert |
embarrassed | avergonzado/a | embarazada | pregnant |
familiar | conocido, común | pariente, familiar | relative |
gang | pandilla | ganga | bargain |
grab (to) | agarrar | grabar | to record |
horn | cuerno | horno | oven |
improve (to) | mejorar | improvisar | to improvise |
influenza | gripe | influencia | influence |
jam | mermelada | jamón | ham |
lame | cojo | lamer | to lick |
large | grande | largo | long |
lentil | lenteja | lentilla | contact lens |
library | biblioteca | librería | bookstore |
mayor | alcalde | mayor | older |
once | una vez | once | eleven |
pan | cacerola, cazuela | pan | bread |
parade | desfile | pared | wall |
pie | pastel | pie | foot |
preservative | conservante | preservativo | condom |
prize | premio | precio | price |
quince | membrillo | quince | fifteen |
quit (to) | abandonar | quitar | get (to), take out |
realize (to) | dares cuenta | realizar | to carry out, execute (tarea) |
record (to) | grabar | recordar | remember |
relatives | parientes | relativos | relative |
remove (to) | quitar, eliminar | remover | to remove (obstáculo); to move round (objetos) |
rest (to) | descansar | restar | to substract, take away |
rope | cuerda, soga | ropa | clothes |
salad | ensalada | salado | salted |
sensible | sensato | sensible | sensitive |
sensitive | sensible | sensitivo | sensory |
sin | pecado | sin | without |
soap | jabón | sopa | soup |
When you are thinking of a word in Spanish and how to say it in English: | |||
campo | field | camp | campamento |
codo | elbow | code | código |
decepción | disappointment | deception | engaño |
discusión | heated argument | discussion | conversación, debate |
delito | crime | delight | delicia, encanto |
educado | polite or well-mannered | educated | con estudios |
fábrica | factory | fabric | tela, tejido |
ganga | bargain | gang | pandilla |
grabar | recorde (to) | grab (to) | agarrar |
idioma | language | idiom | modismo |
introducir | to insert or put in | introduce | presentar |
mayor | older | Mayor | alcalde |
molestar | to annoy/bother | to molest | abusar sexualmente |
parientes | relatives (extended family) | parent | padres |
pretender | to try/ aspire | to pretend | fingir |
realizar | to carry out | realice | darse cuenta |
recordar | to remember | to record | grabar |
raro | strange | rare | poco frecuente |
sauce | wilow tree | sause | salsa |
suseso | event/happening | success | éxito |
vaso | glass | vase | florero, jarrrón |
sábado, 1 de diciembre de 2012
False Friends in Spanish & comon mistakes
When a word looks or sounds similar in two languages though have a different meaning, they are called False Friends.
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