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Monday, 20 June 2011

False Friends

There is a list of words in Spanish that are there to trip you up. they are called False Friends

  1. Constipado means having a cold, not from having a meat rich diet.
  2. Sensible does not mean sensible but sensitive
  3. Sensitivo means  sensible, what a mess!
  4. Carpeta is folder, do not order 10 square meters!
  5. Exito - Do not go through that door, it means success
  6. Elaborado is not elaborate, or even complicated, it is just made.
  7. Abogado is a very expensive green fruit. In fact it is a lawyer or solicitor (US False Friend?)
  8. Arena is not a stadium, but is sand. Maybe from the Torros?
Can anyone add any more?

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