Cognados 3 Flashcards
conferencia (pfc)
= a talk, a lecture, a lecture
= conference (rarely)
instead, use “congress”
conflicto (pfc)
= conflict as in war (rarely)
usually = difficult situation or strain
conveniente (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN convenient in the sense of comfortable
= advisable, necessary
convicción (pfc)
= conviction as in beliefs (i.e. personal conviction)
DOES NOT MEAN conviction as in sentence (to prison); instead use “condena”
copa (pfc)
= goblet or prize cup
DOES NOT MEAN coffee cup; instead use “taza”
copia
= reproduction or imitation of an original
DOES NOT MEAN copy of a magazine or book; instead use “ejemplar”
criatura (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN creature in the animal sense
= baby or infant
correspondiente (pfc)
= corresponding in a sense of parallel
DOES NOT MEAN newspaper correspondent; instead use “corresponsal”
cuestión (pfc)
= question as in theme or subject
DOES NOT MEAN question as in interrogative; instead use “pregunta”
cínico (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN cynical as in skeptic, negative; instead use “escéptico”
= shameless, irresponsible
decepción (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN deception in the sense of lying or hiding; instead use “engaño”
= disappointment
dar una mano
to apply a coat (of paint), to help out
de acuerdo con
in accordance with
de dirección única
one-way
de etiqueta
formal dress
