{"id":406,"date":"2016-03-09T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grapevinelifestyle.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:29:59","slug":"spanish-false-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grapevine-properties.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/03\/09\/spanish-false-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish False Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve found myself many a time making up words in Spanish by saying the English word in a Spanish accent or in a slightly different way and praying that what I’ve said is an actual word and not complete gibberish. Sometimes you can get away with it, as many words in English are very similar to their Spanish equivalent like fantastic and\u00a0fant\u00e1stico,\u00a0<\/em>for example. There are words however, that\u00a0by slightly tweeking them, end up changing the meaning of the sentence completely!<\/p>\n

Here are few ‘false friends’ to look out for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spanish word<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEnglish translation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEnglish word<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSpanish translation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACTUAL<\/span><\/td>\ncurrent, present-day<\/span><\/td>\nACTUAL<\/span><\/td>\nreal, efectivo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AMERICANO<\/span><\/td>\nperson from North or South America<\/span><\/td>\nAMERICAN<\/span><\/td>\nestadounidense<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASISTIR<\/span><\/td>\nto attend, be present at OR to assist<\/span><\/td>\nASSIST<\/span><\/td>\nayudar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BILL\u00d3N<\/span><\/td>\n(US) trillion, (UK) billion<\/span><\/td>\nBILLION (US)<\/span><\/td>\nmil millones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BIZARRO<\/span><\/td>\ndashing, brave, gallant<\/span><\/td>\nBIZARRE<\/span><\/td>\nextra\u00f1o<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BOMBERO<\/span><\/td>\nfirefighter<\/span><\/td>\nBOMBER<\/span><\/td>\nbombardero<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CARPETA<\/span><\/td>\nfolder<\/span><\/td>\nCARPET<\/span><\/td>\nalfombra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CASUALIDAD<\/span><\/td>\ncoincidence, chance<\/span><\/td>\nCASUALTY<\/span><\/td>\nv\u00edctima<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHOCAR<\/span><\/td>\nstrike, collide<\/span><\/td>\nCHOKE<\/span><\/td>\nahogar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CODO<\/span><\/td>\nelbow<\/span><\/td>\nCODE<\/span><\/td>\nc\u00f3digo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COLEGIO<\/span><\/td>\nhigh school<\/span><\/td>\nCOLLEGE<\/span><\/td>\nuniversidad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMPROMISO<\/span><\/td>\nobligation, commitment<\/span><\/td>\nCOMPROMISE<\/span><\/td>\ncomponenda<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CONDESCENDER<\/span><\/td>\nto comply, agree<\/span><\/td>\nCONDESCEND<\/span><\/td>\ndignarse<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CONSTIPADO (n.)<\/span><\/td>\na cold<\/span><\/td>\nCONSTIPATED<\/span><\/td>\nconstipado (adj.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CONTESTAR<\/span><\/td>\nto answer<\/span><\/td>\nCONTEST (v.)<\/span><\/td>\ncontender<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CORRIENTEMENTE<\/span><\/td>\nfluently, plainly, flatly<\/span><\/td>\nCURRENTLY<\/span><\/td>\nactualmente<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DELITO<\/span><\/td>\ncrime<\/span><\/td>\nDELIGHT<\/span><\/td>\ndelicia, deleite<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DESGRACIA<\/span><\/td>\nmistake, misfortune<\/span><\/td>\nDISGRACE<\/span><\/td>\nverg\u00fcenza<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISGUSTO<\/span><\/td>\nannoyance, worry<\/span><\/td>\nDISGUST<\/span><\/td>\nasco, repugnancia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DESTITUIDO<\/span><\/td>\nfired, deprived<\/span><\/td>\nDESTITUTE<\/span><\/td>\nindigente<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DORMITORIO<\/span><\/td>\nbedroom<\/span><\/td>\nDORMITORY<\/span><\/td>\nresidencia universitaria<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EMBARAZADA<\/span><\/td>\npregnant<\/span><\/td>\nEMBARRASSED<\/span><\/td>\navergonzada<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EMPRESA<\/span><\/td>\nbusiness enterprise, company<\/span><\/td>\nEMPRESS<\/span><\/td>\nemperatr\u00edz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENVIAR<\/span><\/td>\nsend<\/span><\/td>\nENVY (v.)<\/span><\/td>\nenvidiar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ESTRECHAR<\/span><\/td>\nto narrow, bring closer together<\/span><\/td>\nSTRETCH<\/span><\/td>\nestirar, alargar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ESTIMADO<\/span><\/td>\nesteemed<\/span><\/td>\nESTIMATE<\/span><\/td>\nestimac\u00edon, presupuesto<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9XITO<\/span><\/td>\nsuccess, hit<\/span><\/td>\nEXIT<\/span><\/td>\nsalida<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F\u00c1BRICA<\/span><\/td>\nfactory<\/span><\/td>\nFABRIC<\/span><\/td>\ntela<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GROSER\u00cdA<\/span><\/td>\ngrossness, crudeness<\/span><\/td>\nGROCERY<\/span><\/td>\nabarroter\u00eda, tienda de comestibles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTRODUCIR<\/span><\/td>\ninsert<\/span><\/td>\nINTRODUCE (someone)<\/span><\/td>\npresentar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LARGO<\/span><\/td>\nlong<\/span><\/td>\nLARGE<\/span><\/td>\ngrande<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LECTURA<\/span><\/td>\nreading<\/span><\/td>\nLECTURE<\/span><\/td>\nconferencia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LIBRER\u00cdA<\/span><\/td>\nbookstore<\/span><\/td>\nLIBRARY<\/span><\/td>\nbiblioteca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MANTEL<\/span><\/td>\ntablecloth<\/span><\/td>\nMANTEL<\/span><\/td>\nmanto, mesilla<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MOLESTAR<\/span><\/td>\nbother<\/span><\/td>\nMOLEST<\/span><\/td>\nabusar (sexualmente)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NUDO<\/span><\/td>\nknot<\/span><\/td>\nNUDE<\/span><\/td>\ndesnudo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PARADA<\/span><\/td>\nstop, e.g. bus stop<\/span><\/td>\nPARADE<\/span><\/td>\ndesfile<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PARIENTE<\/span><\/td>\nrelative<\/span><\/td>\nPARENT<\/span><\/td>\npadre<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRETENDER<\/span><\/td>\nto attempt, to woo<\/span><\/td>\nPRETEND<\/span><\/td>\nfingir<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PREOCUPADO<\/span><\/td>\nworried<\/span><\/td>\nPREOCCUPIED<\/span><\/td>\ndistra\u00eddo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REALIZAR<\/span><\/td>\nto come true<\/span><\/td>\nREALIZE<\/span><\/td>\ndarse cuenta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RECORDAR<\/span><\/td>\nto remember, remind<\/span><\/td>\nRECORD<\/span><\/td>\ngrabar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ROPA<\/span><\/td>\nclothes<\/span><\/td>\nROPE<\/span><\/td>\ncuerda<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SANO<\/span><\/td>\nhealthy<\/span><\/td>\nSANE<\/span><\/td>\ncuerdo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOPA<\/span><\/td>\nsoup<\/span><\/td>\nSOAP<\/span><\/td>\njab\u00f3n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOPORTAR<\/span><\/td>\ntolerate, put up with<\/span><\/td>\nSUPPORT<\/span><\/td>\napoyar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SUCESO<\/span><\/td>\nevent<\/span><\/td>\nSUCCESS<\/span><\/td>\n\u00e9xito<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TUNA<\/span><\/td>\nprickly pear<\/span><\/td>\nTUNA<\/span><\/td>\nat\u00fan\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00daLTIMAMENTE\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nrecently<\/span><\/td>\nULTIMATELY<\/span><\/td>\nal final<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VASO<\/span><\/td>\ndrinking glass<\/span><\/td>\nVASE<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0jarr\u00f3n, florero<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Can you think of any others?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Laura Wood<\/p>\n

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