FALSE FRIENDS

SPANISH ENGLISH

Actual Current
Actualmente Currently, at the moment
Agenda Diary, address book
Asistir to attend
Aviso Notice
Conductor Driver
Diversión Fun
Éxito Success
Genial Great, brilliant
Intentar Try
Largo Long
Lectura Read
Librería Bookcase (mueble), bookshop(tienda)
Molestar To bother
Noticia New
Pariente Relation
Profesor Teacher
Receta Recipe (comida), prescription (medica)
Recordar Remember
Resumir Summarize
Sensible Sensitive
Simpático Nice

ENGLISH SPANISH

Actually En realidad, exactamente

Agenda Orden del día
To assist Ayudar
Advice Consejo
Conductor Director de orquesta
Diversion desvío
Exit Salir
Genial Afable
To intend Tener la intención de
Large Grande
Lectura Conferencia, sermón
Library Biblioteca
To molest Agredir
Notice Avisar
Parent Padre/madre
Professor Catedrático
 Receipt Recibo
To record Grabar
To resume Reanudarse
Sympathetic Comprensivo
Sensitive Sensible
Confident Seguro de si mismo

Exercises:
1. Sinonimos
CARRERA UNIVERSITARIA – Career (actividad profesional, carrera) – Degree (titulo
universitario)
PREVENIR – Prevent (impedir que alguien haga algo, prevenir) – Warn (advertir)
PLANTA – Plant – Floor (edificio)
PRECIOSO – Precious (valioso)- Lovely (precioso, encantador)
REAL – Real – Royal (realeza)
2. Completa las frases?
Have you finished your career degree yet?
Our dog has a leather necklace collar(cuello de la camisa o collar de perro) .. necklace
es collar
I warned him that he would into trouble
What a lovely dress!
In hot weather, water your plants every day
The royal family have a palace on the island

3. Corrige el texto
Last Saturday I went to a party with Irene and one of her Friends. The party was
absolutely brilliant and the people I met there were very nice. I had bought a special
dress for it, everyone liked it, it was a great success!
Today I got a present for my brother, it is his birthday next week. I went to the library
bookshop and bought him a book about space travel, it´s a very attractive book with
really precious lovely illustrations. I hope he likes it.