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Amigos Falsos: ¿Qué quieren decir las palabras siguientes?
The following list of words are "amigos falsos". That is to say that they look like English words, but they are not cognates. Many of these words have similar meanings, however and are what we call "indirect cognates". Why learn them? Some tests try to trick you into using the wrong words. So learn what these words mean, and also learn how to really say what you think these mean in Amigos Falsos 2: Pues, ¿Cómo se dice...?
Hay más de 100 palabras en la lista. Será necesario jugar muchas veces para practicar con todas.
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| actual | present, now |
| anciano | old (people only) |
| apolgía | eulogy |
| asistir | to attend |
| atender | to assist |
| auditorio | audience |
| avisar | to warn |
| bachiller | high school graduate |
| bagaje | military equipment, supplies |
| bala | shot, bullet |
| bizcocho | cake |
| bota | boot |
| campo | field, country |
| carbón | coal |
| cargo | duty,post, responsibility |
| carpeta | file, folder |
| carta | letter |
| chanza | joke |
| colegio | secondary school |
| collar | necklace |
| colorado | red |
| comercial | commercial-dealing with business, not an ad on TV |
| comodidad | comfort, ease |
| complexión | temperament |
| competición | tournament |
| confidencia | secret |
| constipado | ill with a cold, "stuffed up" |
| convenir | to agree, to suit (someone "just fine") |
| coraje | anger, passaion |
| crudo | raw |
| decepción | disappointement |
| desmayo | faint |
| disgusto | displeasure |
| dispensar | to excuse |
| distinto | different |
| divisar | to perceive |
| editor | publisher |
| efectivo | real,true |
| embarazado | pregnant |
| emoción | excitement |
| espada | sword |
| excitado | aroused (sexual) |
| emocionado | excited (emotional) |
| éxito | success |
| expedir | to send off |
| fábrica | factory |
| facultad | department of a school |
| falta | lack |
| fastidioso | annoying |
| fino | delicate, small |
| flamante | brand new |
| genial | having genius |
| gentil | courteous |
| gracioso | funny, witty |
| grado | degree (tiempo) |
| honesto | decent, virtuous |
| idioma | language |
| ignorar | to be unaware |
| ingenioso | witty |
| intentar | to try |
| intoxicar | to poison |
| largo | long |
| lectura | reading |
| librería | bookstore |
| lujeria | lewdness |
| mantel | tablecloth |
| mayor | older, greater |
| notica | news item |
| ocurrencia | bright idea |
| oficio | occupation, trade, job |
| oración | sentence, prayer |
| ordinario | rude, common, vulgar |
| pariente | relative |
| plausible | praiseworthy |
| patrón | boss |
| pinchar | to puncture |
| preservar | to protect against danger |
| pretender | to try |
| prevenir | to warn |
| probar | to try, taste |
| procurar | to trry |
| quieto | still |
| quitar | to take off |
| realizar | to achieve, bring about |
| recordar | to remember |
| registrar | to search, inspect, investigate |
| regular | so-so |
| réplica | answer, reply |
| restar | to subtract |
| romance | ballad |
| rudo | rustic, ignorant |
| sano | healthy |
| sentencia | proverb, legal sentence |
| soportar | to bear, tolerate |
| suave | soft, gentle |
| suburbio | slum |
| suceder | to happen |
| tabla | board, plaque |
| vaso | glass (for drinking) |
| verificar | to carry out, perform |
| vulgar | ordinary, common |
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