23-false Friends Flashcards

1
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Abortion

A

El aborto

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2
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To abort / have a miscarriage

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Abortar

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3
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Absolutely

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Absolutamente

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Not at all / absolutely not

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En absoluto

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5
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Suitable

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Adecuado

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6
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To surprise/ astonish

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Admirar

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7
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To wave

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Agitar

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To wait (for)

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Aguardar

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9
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To make / get upset / angry

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Alterar(se)

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10
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Old person

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Anciano/a

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11
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To bring / take place early

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Anticipar(se)

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12
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Ancient

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Antiguo

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13
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To be present (NOT to assist)

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Asistir

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14
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Attendance

A

La asistencia

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15
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Drums (in a band)

A

La batería

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16
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Gross

A

Bruto

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17
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Saucepan

A

La cacerola

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18
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Baby-sitter

A

El canguro

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19
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To jam / disrupt

A

Colapsar

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20
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Jam / blockage

A

El colapso

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21
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Committee

A

La comisión

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22
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Comfort

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La comodidad

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23
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Full (hotel, bus etc)

A

Completo

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24
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Lecture

A

La conferencia

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25
Q

Pane of glass / window pane

A

El cristal

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26
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Raw / uncooked / untreated

A

Crudo

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27
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Question (to be discussed, not asked)

A

Cuestión

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28
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Misfortune / bad luck

A

La desgracia

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29
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Unfortunately

A

Por desgracia

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30
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To amuse / be amused

A

Divertir(se)

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31
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In fact / indeed / actually

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Efectivamente / en efecto

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32
Q

Period of time / season

A

La época

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33
Q

Cowshed

A

El establo

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34
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Dreadful / awful

A

Fatal

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35
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Sentence (not phrase)

A

La frase

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36
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Inspired / brilliant

A

Genial

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37
Q

Bad temper

A

Genio

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38
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Not to know / to be ignorant of

A

Ignorar

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39
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Prince / princess

A

El infante / la infanta

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40
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Memory (mechanism)

A

La memoria

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41
Q

Coin / currency

A

La moneda

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42
Q

Prayer

A

La oración

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43
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Prívate

A

Particular

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44
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Advertising

A

La propaganda

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45
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Portion (eg of food)

A

La ración

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46
Q

Royal

A

Real

47
Q

Diet

A

El régimen

48
Q

To search / inspect (eg baggage)

A

Registrar

49
Q

So-so (eg not too bad)

A

Regular

50
Q

To ask for

A

Solicitar

51
Q

To happen

A

Sueceder

52
Q

To make yourself comfortable

A

Acomodar(se)

53
Q

To put / go to bed / lie down

A

Acostar(se)

54
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Present (in time)

A

Actual

55
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To face up to

A

Afrontar

56
Q

To warn

A

Avisar

57
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Bullet

A

La bala

58
Q

To rock / sway

A

Balancear(se)

59
Q

(Large) ball eg. Football

A

El balón

60
Q

Brave

A

Bizarro

61
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Field

A

El campo

62
Q

Folder / portfolio

A

La carpeta

63
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Chance

A

Casual

64
Q

By chance

A

Casualmente / por casualidad

65
Q

Chance / coincidence

A

La casualidad

66
Q

Christmas card

A

El c(h)rismas

67
Q

Necklace

A

El collar

68
Q

Commitment / engagement / predicament

A

El compromiso

69
Q

To commit oneself / get oneself into a predicament

A

Comprometerse

70
Q

To make / become more specific

A

Concretar(se)

71
Q

Crime / offence

A

El delito

72
Q

Annoyance / displeasure

A

El disgusto

73
Q

To become pregnant

A

Embarazarse

74
Q

Pregnant

A

Embarazada

75
Q

To do with energy

A

Energético

76
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Dependent upon circumstances

A

Eventual

77
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Success

A

El éxito

78
Q

To annoy / get annoyed

A

Fastidiar(se)

79
Q

Annoyance

A

El fastidio

80
Q

Crème caramel

A

El flan

81
Q

Desire / wish

A

La gana

82
Q

To wish / to feel like doing something

A

Tener ganas de

83
Q

Elegant / graceful

A

Gentil

84
Q

Pleasure / delight / taste

A

El gusto

85
Q

Decent / chaste

A

Honesto

86
Q

Honest / honourable

A

Honrado

87
Q

Language

A

El idioma

88
Q

To retire

A

Jubilarse

89
Q

Long

A

Largo

90
Q

Letter of alphabet / handwriting / words of a song

A

La letra

91
Q

Mad

A

Loco

92
Q

To annoy / irritate

A

Molestar

93
Q

Annoyance / irritation

A

La molestia

94
Q

Knot

A

El nudo

95
Q

Gift / present

A

El obsequio

96
Q

Plot of land

A

La parcela

97
Q

Relative / relation

A

El pariente / la parienta

98
Q

To prick / puncture

A

Pinchar

99
Q

To tread / trample

A

Pisar

100
Q

Condom

A

El preservativo

101
Q

To seek / to try to

A

Pretender

102
Q

Teacher

A

El profesor / la profesora

103
Q

To take away/off / remove

A

Quitar(se)

104
Q

(Short) while

A

El rato

105
Q

To remember

A

Recordar

106
Q

Proverb / saying

A

El refrán

107
Q

Income

A

La renta

108
Q

To stir / mix up / turn around

A

Revolver

109
Q

Clothes

A

La ropa

110
Q

Healthy

A

Sano

111
Q

Heel (of shoe) or cheque

A

El talón

112
Q

Ink / dye

A

La tinta

113
Q

Storm

A

La tormenta