Cognados 5 Flashcards
físico (pfc)
= physicist
≠ physician; instead use “médico”
forma (pfc)
= form in the sense of shape
≠ form in sense of a form to be filled out; instead use “formulario” or “planilla”
gabinete (pfc)
= cabinet only for a body of ministers or advisors
≠ cabinet as a piece of furniture; instead use “vitrina”
gentilmente (fc)
≠ gently; instead use “suavamente” or “cuidadosamente”
= charmingly, kindly
gracia (pfc)
= grace, but also means “joke” or “funny”
grosería (fc)
≠ grocery store
= coatíes, boorish or crude
honesto (fc)
≠ honest; instead use “honrado”
= decent, decorous, modest
humano (pfc)
= human in sense of human being
also = human in sense of compassionate
ignorar (fc)
= to be unaware
≠ to deliberately not pay attention to; instead use “no presto atención” or “no hater caso”
ilustrado (pfc)
= to have illustrations in the sense of pictures
also = learned or enlightened
imponerse (pfc)
= to assert oneself; to be authoritative
≠ to bother or cause a problem; instead use “molestar”
impresionante (pfc)
= usually stronger than in the English “impressive”
generally means: shocking, startling, alarming
inédito (pfc)
= unpublished
also = unheard of, novel, innovative, unprecedented
en un descuido
when least expected
encargarse de
to take charge of
entre la espada y la pared
between a rock and a hard place
este arroz ya se coció
it’s in the bag
estar a punto de
to be about
estar chiflado
to be nuts
estar de luto
to be in mourning
estar de moda
to be fashionable
estar en el pellejo de otro
to be in someone else’s shoes
estar en vigor
to be in effect (as in a treaty)
estar en vísperas de
on the eve of
estar muy metido en
to be deeply involved in
estar quebrado
to be broke, bankrupt
formar parte de
to be part of
