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| Spanish noun
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Meaning
|
False friend of
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Spanish translation of English false friend(s)
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| advertencia |
warning |
advertisement (anuncio)
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| amígdala |
tonsil |
amygdala (cuerpo amigdalino)
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| aurora |
dawn |
aurora borealis (aurora boreal)
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| babel |
chaos |
babble (balbuceo, galimatías)
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| bafle |
loudspeaker |
baffle (deflector, pantalla acústica)
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| balón |
ball |
balloon (globo)
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| bando |
edict, side |
band |
banda, grupo
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| barro |
mud |
bar |
bar, barra, pastilla, palanca
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| batata |
sweet potato |
potato |
papa, patata
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| bruma |
mist |
broom |
escoba
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| cacerola |
saucepan |
casserole |
cazuela
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| camarera |
waitress, maid |
camera |
cámara
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| campo |
country, field |
camp |
campamento
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| cardo |
thistle, ugly or harsh person |
card |
carta, tarjeta
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| cargo |
post, charge, responsibility |
cargo |
carga, cargamento, flete
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| carpeta |
folder |
carpet |
alfombra
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| cáscara |
shell, peel |
cask |
barril, barrica
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| casualidad |
chance, coincidence |
casualty |
víctima
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| cata |
tasting |
cat |
gato
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| celibato |
celibacy |
celibatarian |
célibe
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| chacra |
farm |
chakra |
chakra
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| cigarra |
cicada |
cigar |
cigarro
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| cola |
tail, queue, end |
cola |
bebida de cola
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| colonia |
cologne |
colony
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| colono |
colonist, tenant farmer |
colon
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| comentario |
comment |
commentary
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| compromiso |
commitment |
compromise
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| concha |
shell |
conch, concha
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| conducto |
conduit, pipe, channel |
conduct
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| conmoción |
shock |
commotion
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| costumbre |
habit, custom, tradition |
constume |
traje, disfraz
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| cova |
wine cellar |
cove |
cala
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| cuesta |
slope |
quest |
búsqueda
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| curso |
course |
curse |
maldición
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| dato |
fact, datum |
date |
fecha
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| demanda |
request, lawsuit |
demand |
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| demencia |
insanity, madness |
dementia, Alzheimer's disease
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| deportista |
sportsman, sportswoman |
one who deports or is deported
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| desgracia |
misfortune, disaster |
disgrace
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| destreza |
skill |
distress
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| ducha |
shower |
douche
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| editorial |
publisher, publishing house |
editorial
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| encuesta |
survey, opinion poll |
inquest
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| envío |
dispatch, shipment, parcel |
envy
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| equivocación |
error, mistake, slip |
equivocation
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| factura |
bill, invoice |
fact
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| faro |
lighthouse, headlamp |
farro
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| fastidio |
annoyance, irritation |
fastidious person, neatnik
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| fatalidad |
fate, destiny, misfortune |
fatality
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| finalidad |
aim, purpose |
finality
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| fleco |
fringe |
fleck
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| ganga |
bargain |
ganja
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| grandiose |
magnificent, grand |
grandiose
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| hipo |
hiccup, hiccough |
hippo
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| incremento |
increase, rise |
increment
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| insolación |
sunstroke |
insulation, insolence
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| intento |
attempt |
intent
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| internar |
to hospitalize |
to intern
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| juicio |
judgment, sense |
juice
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| labrador |
farmer, husbandman |
Labrador retriever
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| molesto |
annoyed, vexed, annoying, uncomfortable |
molested
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| negocio |
business, deal, shop |
negociation
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| nudo |
knot, link, junction |
nude
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| olivo |
olive tree |
olive
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| panti |
tights, panty hose |
panty
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| papa |
potato (cf. papá) |
papa, father, grandfather
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| parada |
stop (such as for vehicles) |
parade
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| peregrino |
pilgrim |
Peregrine falcon |
halcón peregrino
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| plumero |
feather duster |
plumber
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| preservativo |
condom |
preservative |
conservante
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| pulpo |
octopus |
pulp |
pulpa
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| pupa |
cold sore |
pupa |
crisálida
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| quid |
nub, crux |
quid |
libra; mascada
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| recipiente |
container, receptable |
recipient |
beneficiario, recibidor
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| red |
network |
red
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| refrán |
proverb, saying |
refrain
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| reinserción |
reintegration |
reinsertion
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| repartición |
distribution, sharing out (cf. repartir and partir) |
repartition
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| resorte |
spring |
resort |
recurso
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| resortes |
connections |
resorts |
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| robo |
theft, robbery |
robot |
robot, autómata
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| ropa |
clothes |
rope |
cuerda, soga
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| ruin |
nasty, vicious, mean, nasty, stingy |
ruin |
ruina; arruinamiento
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| sauce |
willow |
sauce |
salsa
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| sauco |
elderberry |
sauce |
salsa
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| según |
according to, depending on |
second |
segundo
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| sensible |
sensitive |
sensible |
sensato
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| so! |
damn!, great!, whoa! [addressed to a steed] |
so!
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| soberbia |
haughtiness, arrogance |
suburbia |
—
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| submarinista |
scuba diver |
submarine officer
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| tímpano |
eardrum |
timpani |
tímpanos, atabales
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| tobogan |
slide, chute |
toboggan
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| tope |
end, top, limit, stop, catch, snag, collision, quarrel, reinforcement, et al. |
tope shark; blacktip tope |
cazón, tiburón vitamínico; Hypogaleus hyugaensis
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| trampa |
trap, snare, trapdoor |
tramp; homeless person; prostitute; slut |
vagabundo; el los sin techo, el los sin hogar; prostituta; meretriz, puta
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| vaso |
glass |
vase |
florero
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| Spanish verb
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Meaning
|
False friend of
|
Spanish translation of English false friend(s)
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| advertir |
to warn |
to advertise |
anunciar
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| anticipar |
to foretell, to prepay, et al. |
to anticipate
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| asesorar |
to advise |
to assess |
evaluar, valorar, tasar, juzgar
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| balancear |
to rock, to swing |
to balance |
equilibrar
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| barrer |
to sweep |
to bar |
prohibir, excluir, impedir
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| bordar |
to embroider |
to board |
abordar, embarcar, subir
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| bordear |
to border, to skirt |
to board |
abordar, embarcar, subir
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| censar |
to make a census of |
to censor
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| chafar |
to flatten, to crush |
to chaff |
burlar, ridiculizar
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| chillar |
to shout, to yell, to creek, to sizzle, to hiss |
to chill |
enfriar
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| constiparse |
to catch a cold, to become congested |
to constipate |
estreñir
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| damnificar |
to cause, to occasion |
to damn, to condemn
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| demandar |
to request, to sue |
to demand
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| denominar |
to name, to call |
to nominate, to denominate
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| depurar |
to purify |
to contaminate
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| desgraciar |
to ruin, to spoil |
to disgrace |
deshonrar
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| duchar |
to shower |
to douche |
hacerse lavados vaginales
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| editar |
to publish, to release |
to edit |
corregir
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| elaborar |
to manufacture, to make |
to elaborate |
explicarse con detalles
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| encauzar |
to channel |
to cause |
causar, ocasionar
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| enrollar |
to roll up, to waffle on |
to enroll |
matricular, inscribir, registrar
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| entablar |
to begin |
to table |
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| enterrar |
to bury |
to enter |
entrar, ingresar
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| escamar |
to make suspicious |
to scam |
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| fechar |
to date |
to fetch |
ir a buscar, traer a, venderse a, venderse por
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| fingir |
to feign, to pretend |
to finger |
tocar, manosear, identificar
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| fracasar |
to fail, flop, lose |
to brawl, to quarrel |
pelear, reñir
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| garrotear |
to beat, to club |
to garrote |
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| molestar |
to bother |
to molest |
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| negar |
to deny |
to negate |
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| pinchar |
to puncture, to sting, to flirt, et al. |
to pinch |
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| rebotar |
to bounce, to rebound |
to reboot |
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| reclamar |
to demand, to claim |
to reclaim |
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| recolectar |
to gather together, et al. |
to recollect |
recordar, acordarse
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| recordar |
to remember |
to record |
grabar
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| recuerdo |
memory |
record, recording |
registro, disco, expediente, grabación
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| recurrir |
to resort to, to appeal to, to turn to, to call on |
to recur |
repetirse, volver a
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| regresar |
to return |
to regress |
retroceder
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| restar |
to subtract, to take away |
to rest |
descansar, reposar
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| resumir |
to summarize (cf. resumé) |
to resume |
continuar, reanudar, reasumir
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| suceder |
to happen, to occur (false cognate?) |
to succeed |
tener éxito
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Adjectives[edit]
| Spanish adjective
|
Meaning
|
False friend of
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| ajustado |
tight, tight-fitting |
adjusted (equilibrado, modificado, rectificado)
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| constipado |
congested (as from a cold) |
constipated (estreñido)
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| desgraciado |
unfortunate, wretched |
disgraced (deshonrado)
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| embarazada |
pregnant, pregnant woman |
embarrassed (avergonzado)
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| entrañable |
close, intimate, dearly (be)loved |
trainable (entrenable)
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| inedito |
unpublished |
unedited (sin editar, poco editar)
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| soso |
dull, uninteresting, tasteless |
so-so (así así)
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| vidrioso |
glass, brittle, glazed |
vitriolic (vitriólico)
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False cognates[edit]
| Spanish word
|
Meaning
|
False friend
|
Spanish translation of false friend(s)
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| mensa |
stupid (Mexican slang) |
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