Falsos amigos
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Palabras que se escriben o se pronuncian casi igual en español e inglés, pero que significan cosas distintas.
Falsos amigos.
Descubre las palabras que normalmente se confunden entre el español y el inglés porque se escriben o se pronuncian parecido.
| Spanish false friend | English false friend | Actual meaning in English | Actual meaning in Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| abogado | avocado | abogado: lawyer| advocate| solicitor| barrister | avocado: aguacate| palta |
| actualmente | actually | actualmente: at the moment| at present| nowadays| these days | actually: de hecho| realmente| en realidad| incluso| hasta |
| advertir | advertise | advertir: to warn| to notice | advertise: anunciar| hacer publicidad |
| argumento | argument | argumento : plot| argument | argument : discusión| disputa |
| asignatura | signature | asignatura: subject | signature: firma |
| balde | bald | balde: bucket | bald: calvo |
| bizarro | bizzare | bizarro: courageous| generous | bizzare: extraño| raro |
| blanco | blank | blanco: white | blank: en blanco| vacío| virgen |
| blando | bland | blando : soft| gentle| mild | bland : soso |
| bombero | bomber | bombero: fireman| firefighter | bomber: bombardero| terrorista que coloca bombas |
| campo | camp | campo: field| pitch| country| countryside | camp: campamento| bando |
| carpeta | carpet | carpeta: folder| file | carpet: alfombra| moqueta |
| carta | cart | carta: letter| menu| card | cart: carrito| carro| carretilla |
| casualidad | casualty | casualidad: coincidence| chance | casualty: baja| herido| víctima |
| chocar | choke | chocar : to collide| to crash| to run into | choke : ahogar| asfixiar| estrangular |
| codo | code | codo: elbow | code: código| clave |
| colegio | college | colegio: school | college: universidad |
| comodidad | commodity | comodidad : comfort| convenience | commodity : producto| mercancía| artículo| materia prima |
| complemento | compliment | complemento: complement| object | compliment: piropo| cumplido| halago |
| compromiso | compromise | compromiso: commitment| engagement| obligation | compromise: término medio| solución de compromiso| acuerdo mutuo |
| concreto | concrete | concreto: specific| concrete| real | concrete: cemento |
| conductor | conductor | conductor: driver| conductive | conductor: director de orquesta| cobrador |
| constipado | constipated | constipado: to have a cold | constipated: estreñido |
| contestar | contest | contestar: to answer | contest: concurso| competición| contienda |
| cuota | quote | cuota: membership fee | quote: presupuesto| cita |
| currante | currant | currante : worker | currant : grosella |
| decepción | deception | decepción: disappointment| disenchantment | deception: engaño| falsedad |
| delito | delight | delito : offence| common offence | delight : encanto| placer| gusto| deleite| delicia |
| desgracia | disgrace | desgracia: bad luck| mischance| misfortune| mishap | disgrace : vergüenza| deshonra| deshonor| escándalo |
| desierto | dessert | desierto: desert | dessert: postre |
| despertar | desperate | despertar: to wake up| to awake| to arouse | desperate: desesperado |
| destituir | destitute | destituir : to remove from office| to dismiss | destitute: indigente| mísero| desposeído |
| disgusto | disgust | disgusto: displeasure| annoyance| anger | disgust: asco| repugnancia |
| diversión | diversion | diversión : fun| entertainment| amusement | diversion: desviación| desvío |
| divertir | divert | divertir: to have fun| to entertain| to amuse | divert: distraer| desviar |
| embarazada | embarassed | embarazada : pregnant | embarassed: avergonzado| embarazoso |
| en absoluto | absolutely | en absoluto : absolutely not | absolutely : totalmente| completamente| absolutamente |
| enviar | envy | enviar: to send | envy: envidiar| tener envidia |
| envolver | involve | envolver: to wrap | involve: involucrar| suponer| implicar| conllevar |
| espada | spade | espada: sword| spade | spade: pala |
| espectáculo | spectacles | espectáculo : show| performance| entertainment | spectacles: gafas |
| éxito | exit | éxito: success | exit: salida |
| extranjero | stranger | extranjero: foreigner | stranger: extraño| desconocido| forastero |
| fábrica | fabric | fábrica: factory| plant | fabric: tela| tejido |
| falta | fault | falta: error| lack| mistake| shortage| absence | fault: culpa |
| firma | firm | firma: signature | firm: compañía| empresa |
| ganga | gang | ganga : bargain| good buy | gang : pandilla| banda |
| gentil | gentle | gentil: kind| charming | gentle: tierno| bondadoso| dulce |
| grabar | grab | grabar: to tape| to record| to engrave | grab: agarrar| coger| pillar |
| gracioso | gracious | gracioso: funny| amusing | gracious: cortés| amable| benévolo |
| grosería | grocery | grosería : rude remark | rudeness| coarseness| rude expression | grocery: tienda de comestibles| tienda de ultramarinos |
| horno | horn | horno: oven | horn: cuerno| asta| bocina |
| idioma | idiom | idioma: language| foreign language | idiom: locución| frase hecha| modismo |
| largo | large | largo: long | large: grande| numeroso| amplio |
| lectura | lecture | lectura: reading | lecture: conferencia| clase| reprimenda| sermón |
| lentilla | lentil | lentilla: contact lens | lentil: lenteja |
| librería | library | librería: bookshop| bookstore | library: biblioteca |
| mantel | mantle | mantel : tablecloth | mantle: manto| capo |
| mayor | mayor | mayor: bigger| biggest| older| oldest | mayor: alcalde |
| media | media | media: stocking | media: medios de comunicación |
| molestar | molest | molestar: to annoy| to disturb| to bother| to upset | molest: acosar| abusar sexualmente |
| negocio | negotiation | negocio: business| deal | negotiation: negociación |
| nombre | number | nombre: name | number: número |
| noticia | notice | noticia: news | notice: anuncio| aviso |
| nudo | nude | nudo: knot | nude: desnudo |
| oficio | office | oficio: job| occupation | office: despacho| oficina |
| once | once | once: eleven | once: una vez| una vez que| en cuanto |
| pan | pan | pan: bread | pan: sartén| cazuela| cacerola |
| parada | parade | parada : stop| halt | parade : desfile| revista |
| parcela | parcel | parcela: plot of land | parcel: paquete |
| pariente | parent | pariente: relative | parent: padre| madre |
| pie | pie | pie: foot | pie: tarta| pastel |
| plaza | place | plaza: square| seat | place: lugar| sitio |
| precio | prize | precio: price | prize: premio |
| preservativo | preservative | preservativo: condom | preservative: conservante |
| presumir | presume | presumir: to show off| to boast| to be vain | presume: suponer| imaginarse |
| pretender | pretend | pretender: to try to| to want | pretend: fingir| aparentar |
| quieto | quiet | quieto: still| motionless | quiet: silencioso| callado |
| raro | rare | raro: strange| odd| weird | rare: poco común| poco frecuente| poco hecho |
| realizar | realize | realizar: to make| to fulfil| to accomplish | realize: darse cuenta| comprender |
| recordar | record | recordar: to remember| to remind | record: grabar |
| red | red | red: network | red: rojo |
| relativo | relative | relativo: related to | relative: pariente| familiar |
| remover | remove | remover: to stir | remove: quitar |
| restar | rest | restar: to subtract | rest: descansar |
| resumir | resume | resumir : to summarize | resume : reanudar |
| revolver | revolver | revolver: to turn upside down| to stir| to toss| to mix | revolver : revólver |
| ropa | rope | ropa: clothes| clothing| wear | rope: cuerda| soga |
| sano | sane | sano: healthy | sane: cuerdo| sensato |
| sauce | sauce | sauce: willow | sauce: salsa |
| simpático | sympathetic | simpático: nice| likeable| kind| friendly| charming | sympathetic: compasivo| comprensivo| favorable |
| sopa | soap | sopa: soup | soap: jabón |
| soportar | support | soportar : to put up with| bear | support: mantener| apoyar |
| suceso | success | suceso: event| happening| incident| crime | success: éxito |
| tarjeta | target | tarjeta: card | target: objetivo| blanco| diana |
| tópico | topic | tópico: stereotype| commonplace| cliché | topic: tema |
| trasladarse | translate | trasladarse: to move| to transfer | translate: traducir |
| tuna | tuna | tuna: university students musical group | tuna: atún| bonito |
| últimamente | ultimately | últimamente: lately| recently | ultimately: finalmente| en el fondo |
| vaso | vase | vaso: glass | vase: florero| jarrón |