COGNADOS FALSOS

Cognates are words in Spanish that look and sound like English words. Most of the
time, they mean exactly what you think they do. But, sometimes, we have what we
call “false friends,” which are cognates that don’t mean the obvious. Spend some
time first filling in the English column with what you think these Spanish cognates
mean. Then, use http://www.wordreference.com/ to look up the false cognates. Fill in
the Spanish column with that information. This is independent work. Please be
honest.

ESPAÑOL INGLÉS SIGNIFICA

Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
son there is
A
son

dime dime tell me

pregunta pregnant question ?

largo large long

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Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
lecture reading
B
lectura

deporte airport sports

pie pie foot

carpeta carpet folder

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Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
play beach
C
playa

fecha catch date

éxito exit exit

noticia notice news

ESPAÑOL INGLÉS SIGNIFICA

Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
rope clothes
CH
ropa

hay hay there is

contesta contest answer

arena area sand

ESPAÑOL INGLÉS SIGNIFICA

Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
taller taller
D
taller

realizar recognize perform

quieto quiet still

presumir pressure show off

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Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
pretend pretender
E
pretender

probar bars try

vacunar vacuum vaccinate

mayor mayo major

ESPAÑOL INGLÉS SIGNIFICA

Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
aventure warn
F
advertir

idioma language language

disgusto nasty dis like

discusión discussion discussion

ESPAÑOL INGLÉS SIGNIFICA

Looks like/ In Spanish, it means…
Makes me think of…
Grupo
contest happy
G
contento

curso curse course

librería library library

sin 6ix without

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