false friends or cognates
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A brief explanation of false cognates in English and Spanish.
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FALSE FRIENDS FALSE FRIENDS OR OR
COGNATES?COGNATES?
Some words in English and Spanish are very similar:
INJECTIONAMBULANCE
But it isn't always so easy...
'Doctor, I'm constipated'
'Ok, You must go to the pharmacy and ask for these laxatives'
WORD ENGLISH MEANING SPANISH MEANING
EVENTUALLY In the end/finally possibly
ARGUMENT A verbal fight The plot of a book, film or play
SENSIBLE To have good sense sensitive
ACTUALLY In fact nowadays
CONDUCTOR A person who leads an orchestra The driver of a vehicle
CONTENT satisfied happy
LIBRARY A place where you borrow books A place where you buy books
FALSE FRIENDS
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