False Friends
Brenna O'Neill
Created on February 21, 2020
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FOOLED
English vs. Spanish false friends to keep in mind to avoid a potentially embarrasing situation!
ROPE
ASSIST
FALSE friends
ACTUALLY
CONSTIPATED
CARPET
EMBARRASSED
VASE
EXIT
SOAP
LIBRARY
FABRIC
CODE
don't be
ACTUALMENTE ENGLISHSPANISHACTUALLYEN REALIDADCURRENTLYACTUALMENTE
ATENDER ENGLISHSPANISHASIST/SERVEATENDERATTENDASISTIR
ÉXITO ENGLISHSPANISHEXITSALIDASUCCESSÉXITO
SOPA ENGLISHSPANISHSOAPJABÓNSOUPSOPA
EMBARAZADA ENGLISHSPANISHEMBARRASSEDAVERGONZADAPREGNANTEMBARAZADA
CODO ENGLISHSPANISHCODECÓDIGOELBOWCODO
LIBRERÍA ENGLISHSPANISHLIBRARYBIBLIOTECABOOKSTORELIBRERÍA
CARPETA ENGLISHSPANISHCARPETALFOMBRA/MOQUETAFOLDERCARPETA
FÁBRICA ENGLISHSPANISHFABRICTELAFACTORYFÁBRICA
CONSTIPADO ENGLISHSPANISHCONSTIPATEDESTREÑIDOTO HAVE A COLD/STUFFY NOSEESTAR CONSTIPADO
VASO ENGLISHSPANISHVASEJARRÓN/FLOREROCUP/GLASSVASO
ROPA ENGLISHSPANISHROPECUERDACLOTHESROPA
Words that look or sounds similar in two languages, but have a completely different meaning.