Los falsos amigos más traicioneros
actually, embarrassed, constipated, library, realise, carpet, exit…
| Inglés | Significado real | La palabra española se dice… |
|---|---|---|
| actually | en realidad, de hecho | actualmente → currently, at the moment |
| eventually | finalmente, al final | eventualmente → possibly |
| embarrassed | avergonzado | embarazada → pregnant |
| constipated | estreñido | constipado → to have a cold |
| library | biblioteca | librería → bookshop |
| sensible | sensato | sensible → sensitive |
| to realise | darse cuenta | realizar → to carry out, to do |
| to assist | ayudar | asistir a → to attend |
| carpet | alfombra, moqueta | carpeta → folder |
| exit | salida | éxito → success |
| large | grande | largo → long |
| to pretend | fingir | pretender → to intend, to aim |
Test yourself
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Traduce: «Actualmente estoy en paro.»
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Currently / At the moment, I'm unemployed. -
Traduce: «Asistí a la reunión.»
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I attended the meeting. -
¿Qué significa «I realised»?
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Me di cuenta. -
Traduce: «Estoy constipado.»
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I have a cold.