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False friends - Falsos amigos


False friends are pairs of words in two different languages that look or sound similar, but have different meanings.

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SPANISH
abatir
abogado/a
en absoluto
acomodarse
acorde
actual
advertencia
aeroplano
alterado
anciano/a
aplicar
apología
aprobar
arena
argumento
arma
armada
asistir
asistencia
bachillerato
balón
barco
bigote
billón
blando/a
blindar
bufete
café
campo
carbón
cargo
carpeta
carrera
casualidad
carta
cartón
chocar
colegio
colorado
collar
complemento
compromiso
concurso
constipado
contestar
copa
dato
decepción
delito
desierto
despertarse
dinero
discutir
disgusto
dormitorio
echar
embarazada
éxito
fábrica
falta
firma
fracaso
fútbol
ganga
grabar
gracioso
grosería
idioma
jubilación
largo/a
lectura
librería
lujuria
mayor
molestar
nombre
nudo
oficio
once
oración
pan
patrón
policía
presente
pretender
quitar
realizar
receta
recordar
red
parientes
petróleo
pie
remover
ropa
sano/a
sentencia
sopa
soportar
suceso
tabla
traducir
trampa
últimamente
vaso
IT MEANS...
beat, crush (to)
lawyer, attorney
not at all
make comfortable (to)
chord 
current
warning
small airplane
changed, angry
old person
put on (to)
eulogy, defense
approve of, pass (to)
sand
argument (reasoning)
weapon
navy
attend (to)
attendance
high school diploma
ball
ship, boat
moustache
trillion in USA
soft
reinforce (to)
desk, lawyer's office
coffee 
countryside
coal, charcoal
post, position
file, folder, briefcase
race
chance
letter, menu, map
cardboard
crash (to)
school
red
necklace
complement
obligation,commitment
competition, contest
cold
answer (to)
glass, trophy
data, information
disappointment
crime, offense
desert
wake up (to)
money
argue, debate (to)
displeasure
bedroom
throw, pour (to)
pregnant
succes
factory
lack, need, failure 
signature
failure, disaster
soccer
bargain
record, engrave (to)
funny
rudeness
language
retirement
long
act of reading
bookstore
lust
older, main
annoy (to)
name, noun
knot
trade
eleven
prayer, sentence
bread
owner, boss
police
present 
expect, try, claim (to)
take away, remove (to)
do, carry out, fulfill (to)
recipe, prescription
remember, remind (to) 
network, web, net
relatives (family)
oil
foot
stir, dig, turn over (to)
clothing
healthy
verdict 
soup
bear, endure, hold (to)
event
board
translate (to)
trap, trick
lately, lastly
glass
IT DOESN'T MEAN...
abate (to)
avocado
absolutely
accomodate (to)
accord 
actual
advertisement
airplane 
altered
ancient
apply (to)
apology
approve (to)
arena
argument
arm
army
assist (to)
assistance
bachelor
balloon 
bark (to)
bigot
billion in USA
bland
blind
buffet
café/cafe
camp
carbon
cargo
carpet
career
casualty
cart
cartoon
choke (to)
college
colored
collar
compliment
compromise
concourse
constipation
contest (to)
cup
date
deception
delight
dessert
desperate
dinner
discuss (to)
disgust
dormitory
echo
embarrassed
exit
fabric
fault
firm
fracas
football
gang
grab (to)
gracious
grocery store
idiom
jubilation
large
lecture
library
luxury
mayor
molest (to)
number
nude
office
once
oration
pan
patron
policy
present
pretend (to)
quit (to)
realize (to)
receipt
record (to)
red
parents
petrol
pie
remove (to)
rope
sane
sentence
soap
support (to)
success
table
traduce (to)
tramp
ultimate
vase
WHICH IN SPANISH IS...
calmar, amainar
aguacate
totalmente, completamente
alojar, hospedar
acuerdo
verdadero, real, presente
anuncio
avión
modificado
antiguo, antigua
solicitar
disculpa, excusa
aprobar
plaza de toros, anfiteatro
discusión, polémica
brazo
ejército
ayudar
ayuda, auxilio
unmarried man
globo
ladrar
intolerante
mil millones
soso/a, insípido/a
ciego, ciega
autoservicio (restaurante)
cafetería
campamento
carbono
cargamento, carga
alfombra, moqueta
carrera profesional
víctima, baja militar
carreta, carro, carretilla
dibujos animados
sofocarse, atragantarse
universidad
de color
cuello (de la camisa, jersey...)
piropo
acuerdo
concurrencia
estreñimiento
impugnar, atacar, protestar
taza
fecha
engaño, fraude
placer, deleite
postre
desesperado, desesperada
cena
hablar de, tratar de
repugnancia, asco
residencia universitaria
hacer eco, resonar
avergonzado/a
salida
tejido, tela
defecto, culpa
empresa (noun), firme (adj)
altercado, reyerta
fútbol americano
pandilla, cuadrilla
agarrar, asir
cortés, refinado
tienda de comestibles
modismo
júbilo
grande
conferencia
biblioteca
lujo
alcalde, alcaldesa
acosar sexualmente
número
desnudo, desnuda
oficina, despacho
una vez
discurso, elocución
cacerola, olla
patrocinador, patrocinadora
política, póliza
gift
fingir, simular
dejar, abandonar
darse cuenta de, comprender
recibo
grabar, registrar
rojo
padres
gasolina
pastel
quitar, eliminar, borrar
cuerda, soga
cuerdo/a, sensato/a
frase
jabón
apoyar
éxito, incident
mesa
difamar, vituperar, calumniar
vagabundo/a
definitivo, último
jarrón, florero

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          • TENER
          • Regular verbs
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        • Future
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