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    False Friends: English Word Meaning in Spanish

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    False friends are English words that resemble words in other languages like Spanish but have different meanings. This document provides examples of common English words that are false friends to Spanish speakers and lists their actual meaning in Spanish which is often quite different than the English meaning. It highlights words related to events, feelings, health, places and other everyday concepts that can cause confusion.

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    False friends are English words that resemble words in other languages like Spanish but have different meanings. This document provides examples of common English words that are false friends to Spanish speakers and lists their actual meaning in Spanish which is often quite different than the English meaning. It highlights words related to events, feelings, health, places and other everyday concepts that can cause confusion.

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    False friends are English words that resemble words in other languages like Spanish but have different meanings. This document provides examples of common English words that are false friends to Spanish speakers and lists their actual meaning in Spanish which is often quite different than the English meaning. It highlights words related to events, feelings, health, places and other everyday concepts that can cause confusion.

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    False Friends They are English words that are similar in their form to words in other languages but have a totally different meaning. These are some of the most common ones, at least for speakers of Spanish.

    English word Actual Actually Agenda Apology Arena Argument Assist Balance Carpet Cartoon Casual Character Cheetah Collar Contest Constipated / constipation Embarrasing Eventually Influenza (flu) Library Lyrics Pie Sensible Sensitive Record

    meaning in Spanish real realmente orden del da (en reuniones) disculpa pista de circo; ruedo discusin (to have an - ) ayudar balance; equilibrio alfombra dibujo animado informal personaje; carcter guepardo cuello (de camisa); collar de perro concurso, competicin estreido / estreimiento embarazoso finalmente gripe biblioteca letra de una cancin pastel sensato sensible disco; registro

    Los mejores recursos gratuitos para aprender y ensear ingls_The best free resources for learning and teaching English

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