False Cognates

Aerial: antena / aéreo

AULA 1 We need to install a new aerial.
Today we are going to study aerial animals.
Actually x Nowadays
Actually: na verdade
He said he liked it. But he didn’t, actually.
AULA 5
Nowadays: atualmente Balcony x Counter
There’s huge violence in politics nowadays.
Balcony: sacada
The president and his wife were at the balcony, waving to the
people.

AULA 2
Counter: balcão
Anticipate x Advance Your sandwich is on the counter, sir.
Anticipate: prever
I have the gift of anticipating trouble.

Advance: antecipar (no sentido de acelerar, fazer acontecer AULA 6

antes) / trazer para a frente Fabric x Factory
Smoking advances skin aging.
Advance your clocks one hour. Fabric: tecido
The general will advance his soldiers to the front position. I am allergic to synthetic fabrics.

Factory: fábrica
You need to use certain equipment when visiting a factory.
AULA 3

Exquisite x Weird
Exquisite: formidável AULA 7
This museum is full of exquisite art.
Barracks x Tent

Weird: estranho Barracks: alojamento

What are those weird lights? Are those aliens? I don’t have good memories of the Army and their barracks.

Tent: barraca
Homeless people live in tents.
AULA 4

Anthem x Aerial
Anthem: hino AULA 8
What is the most beautiful national anthem you have ever
heard?
Bond x Street Car

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Bond: conexão, ligação / conectar, ligar, unir AULA 12
There’s a huge bond between twins.
Parents x Relatives
Parents: pais
Street car: bonde
What makes a good parent?
The Santa Teresa street cars, in Rio, were very charming.

Relatives: parentes
I don’t visit my relatives very often.
AULA 9

College x School
College: instituto de ensino superior AULA 13
People want to have a great job after leaving college.
Ingenious x Naive
Ingenious: engenhoso, genial, inteligente
School: escola, colégio
That’s certainly an ingenious machine.
The kids are at school now, so we have the whole afternoon
for us.
Naive: inocente
Some newspapers manipulate naive people.

AULA 10

Comprehensive x Understanding
AULA 14
Comprehensive: abrangente
Record x Recall
I’m taking a comprehensive course on modern art.
Record: registrar
This smartphone app records the number of steps we take
Understanding: entendimento / compreensivo
each day.
My understanding of politics is quite limited.
She is a very understanding person.
Recall: recordar-se
I can’t recall what I had for breakfast this morning.

AULA 11

Journal x Newspaper
AULA 15
Journal: registro
Support x Bear
Explorers keep a detailed journal of all their trips.
Support: apoiar ou sustentar (fisicamente, emocionalmente
ou financeiramente)
Newspaper: jornal
I can’t support a family.
Everybody should read the newspaper more often.
Friends can support you through difficult times.

Bear: suportar (fisicamente ou não), tolerar

I can’t bear 5 minutes close to kids shouting.

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 Fate: destino
Some claim they can read people’s fate in cards and oracles.

AULA 16
Fact: fato, verdade
Lace x Ribbon Specialists are trying to gather some facts about hair loss
and find a cure.
Lace: renda / amarrar (cadarço)
Have you seen this new collection of lace blouses?
My shoes lace up the side, unlike ordinary shoes.

AULA 20
Ribbon: fita ou laço / enfeitar com laço
My dog always come from the petshop with a colored ribbon Figure x Picture
around his neck.
Figure: número, valor, dado estatístico
My doll has her hair ribboned.
The country’s growth figures are not that good, thanks to the
international crisis.

Picture: fotografia, imagem

AULA 17
I love taking pictures anywhere.
Commodity x Convenience
Commodity: produto comercial
If commodity prices go even lower, the country will face an
unprecedented crisis.

Convenience: conveniência, conforto ou facilidade.

Where’s the closest convenience store?
We have free coffee in the waiting room, for your
convenience.

AULA 18

Conceal x Advice
Conceal: esconder
Some women conceal their age.

Advice: conselho (sendo “advise” o verbo)

Please, don’t ignore my advice.

AULA 19

Fate x Fact

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