Luna profe: false friends lista

False friends are pairs of words in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning.
They are like people you thought they were your real friends and when you needed them they weren't there for you. We don't like them!
When learning languages you have to go through this process as well, like in your real life. You have to be able to identify your real friends from your false friends ;)
You don't want to make embarrassing (embarazada it actually means pregnant in Spanish) comments... so, take a look to them from time to time and don't let you be misunderstood.
Get ready for next stage, practice a little bit with the following sentences:

	introduzca
¡Qué casualidad! Estábamos hablando de ti, déjame que te		a Lidia.
	presente

	sensible
Mi hermana es una persona muy
	sensata

	apoyado
Siempre he		al Málaga, no soy ningún chaquetero.
	soportado

	recordar
El nuevo proyecto de la clase de español consiste en		una canción de Enrique Iglesias.
	grabar

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Definition [Wikipedia]
Definición [Wikipedia]
Top ten funniest false friends [The Local]
Glossary of false friends [Wiktionary]

Lunaprofe 5/27/2015 2 comments

False friends English-Spanish (I)

False friends are pairs of words in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning.
They are like people you thought they were your real friends and when you needed them they weren't there for you. We don't like them!
When learning languages you have to go through this process as well, like in your real life. You have to be able to identify your real friends [cognates] from your false friends ;)
You don't want to make "embarrassing" ("embarazada" actually means "pregnant" in Spanish) comments... so, take a look to them from time to time and don't let them confuse you.

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