Selecting & grading vocabulary: false friends

Selecting & grading vocabulary: false friends

Postby nellybcn » Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:24 pm

There are many false friends betwwen english and my mothertongue (spanish). Here you have some examples:

The english adjective ACTUAL means REAL, VERDADERO in spanish
The spanish adjective ACTUAL means CURRENT in english
(the same for actually and actualmente)

The english adjective SENSIBLE means SENSATO in spanish
The spanish adjective SENSIBLE means SENSITIVE in engilsh

The english verb TO RECORD means ANOTAR (writing), GRABAR (on tape) in spanish
The spanish verb RECORDAR means TO REMEMBER, TO REMIND in english

The english word ROPE means CUERDA in spanish
The spanish word ROPA means CLOTHING in english

The english word CARPET means MOQUETA in spanish
The spanish word CARPETA means FOLDER in english

The english word CONSTIPATED means ESTREÑIDO in spanish
The spanish word CONSTIPADO means HAVING A COLD in english

The english word EXIT means SALIDA in spanish
The spanish word EXITO means SUCCESS in english

The english verb COMPLAIN means QUEJARSE in spanish
The spanish verb COMPLACER means PLEASE in english

The english word CONFIDENT means SEGURO DE SI MISMO in spanish
The spanish word CONFIDENTE means CONFIDANT in english

The english word IDIOM means MODISMO in spanish
The spanish word IDIOMA means LANGUAGE in english

The english word LIBRARY means BIBLIOTECA in spanish
The spanish word LIBRERÍA means BOOKSHOP/BOOKSTORE in english

The english word NOTICE means NOTA/ANUNCIO in spanish
The spanish word NOTICIA means A PIECE OF NEWS in english

The english word EVENTUALLY means FINALMENTE in spanish
The spanish word EVENTUALMENTE means POSSIBLY in english

The english word FAMILIAR means CONOCIDO in spanish
The spanish word FAMILIAR means RELATIVE in english

The english word ORDINARY means COMÚN in spanish
The spanish word ORDINARIO means VULGAR in english

The english word STRANGER means DESCONOCIDO in spanish
The spanish word EXTRANGERO means FOREIGNER in english

The english word TARGET means OBJETIVO in spanish
The spanish word TARJETA means CARD in english
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